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Known Issues

Your own Yandex OAuth application is required

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Symptoms: the provider can’t be connected “in one click” — the form asks for a Client ID and Client Secret.

Cause: Yandex has no verified public first-party client that mints Disk tokens, and WebDAV app-password access requires a paid Yandex 360 subscription.

Solution: register a free application with the cloud_api:disk.read permission — the Configuration page walks through it. It’s a one-time step.


Symptoms: a file was just uploaded to the Disk but is not yet visible in the Browse tab.

Cause: folder listings are cached for 5 minutes to avoid hammering the Yandex API on every click.

Solution: wait up to 5 minutes or trigger a library sync — syncs always fetch fresh listings.


Content type can’t be changed after setup

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Symptoms: the content type (music / audiobooks / podcasts) is not editable on an existing instance.

Cause: the content type defines how the library is indexed and is set at first setup only.

Solution: add a separate provider instance with the desired content type (multiple instances are supported — e.g. one for disk:/Music, another for disk:/Audiobooks).


Provider stopped working after access was revoked

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Symptoms: sync and playback fail with an authorization error.

Cause: the refresh token became invalid — the application’s access was revoked on Yandex’s access management page or the application itself was deleted. As long as access is not revoked, the token refreshes automatically and no re-authorization is needed.

Solution: re-authorize in the provider settings — follow the link, get a new confirmation code and press Authorize.


First sync of a large library takes a while

Section titled “First sync of a large library takes a while”

Symptoms: after adding the provider the library fills up gradually and the sync takes noticeable time.

Cause: on the first pass Music Assistant reads tags from the files themselves, which means downloading portions of them from the Disk.

Solution: this is a one-time operation — let the first pass finish; subsequent syncs compare file md5 checksums and only process changes.