Gitbook Common Issues

Common Issues

Common Issues

Issue: 401 Unauthorized

# Verify token
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITBOOK_API_TOKEN" \
    "https://api.gitbook.com/v1/user"

# Regenerate token at:
# https://app.gitbook.com/account/developer

Issue: Git sync not updating

# Check Git connection in GitBook space settings
# Verify branch name matches
# Check for merge conflicts

# Force resync via API
curl -s -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITBOOK_API_TOKEN" \
    "https://api.gitbook.com/v1/spaces/SPACE_ID/git/sync"

Issue: Broken links after migration

# Fix relative links
import re

content = path.read_text()
# Add .md extension to links
content = re.sub(
    r'\[([^\]]+)\]\((?!http)([^)]+)(?<!\.md)\)',
    r'[\1](\2.md)',
    content
)

Issue: Images not displaying

<!-- Use absolute paths from root -->
![Image](/assets/image.png)

<!-- Or relative from current file -->
![Image](./images/image.png)