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1 month ago @thomas-mc-work Yes the backend API is lacking in some places and the devs were not really willing to "open" it. I might to think of another way to do it. I am working on syncing data/image/pdf for webdav/folder. So you could use webdav to sync to a remote folder where paperless would pick them up. Really not done yet as i have some issues to figure out( specifically how to know a pdf/image needs to be updated).
Hello developer team!
Thank you very much for this project!
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Not related to a problem, but a dream: I'm using Paperless NGX, which is a wonderful backend to store scanned documents. So far I've been using Paperless mobile, which is a nice Android client, but sadly lacks a bit behind in active development (not sure, with I think I saw the developer telling this in as issue, too). Then there is OSS Document Scanner. From my perspective it could be a good replacement to Paperless mobile, if it would support the backend as a default storage location. I've seen you've been considering this yet. You were stating that the API is missing an option to update existing documents.
Describe the solution you'd like
I wish the integration could be taken into account again. Maybe without that special API endpoint in the first milestone. A simple upload as a default storage location would be perfectly fine for me (and I guess for many other users too). Together, your project could build up a beautiful ecosystem for free and libre document scanning!
Describe alternatives you've considered
I saw that you've already implemented a sharing target for Paperless mobile.
Additional context
The client implementation for the backend API can hopefully be taken from the Paperless mobile app as a starting point. So you don't need to start from scratch. It'll nevertheless probably need some polish as time passes.