From d6823bb264b125ce879f1a5f8d5b60f3574fd1e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lei Nelissen <lei@codified.nl>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 13:32:14 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: switch Jellyfin auth to use the `Authorization` header

fixes #317
---
 .../components/CredentialGenerator.tsx        |  2 +-
 src/utility/JellyfinApi/lib.ts                | 21 ++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/screens/modals/SetJellyfinServer/components/CredentialGenerator.tsx b/src/screens/modals/SetJellyfinServer/components/CredentialGenerator.tsx
index 4b4e44b..fde6bfe 100644
--- a/src/screens/modals/SetJellyfinServer/components/CredentialGenerator.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/modals/SetJellyfinServer/components/CredentialGenerator.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ const CredentialGenerator: React.FC<Props> = ({ serverUrl, onCredentialsRetrieve
         // good
         const response = await fetch(`${address}/Users/${userId}`, {
             headers: {
-                'X-Emby-Authorization': `MediaBrowser Client="", Device="", DeviceId="", Version="", Token="${accessToken}"`
+                'Authorization': `MediaBrowser Client="", Device="", DeviceId="", Version="", Token="${accessToken}"`
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/src/utility/JellyfinApi/lib.ts b/src/utility/JellyfinApi/lib.ts
index f0c0e7a..8ee6139 100644
--- a/src/utility/JellyfinApi/lib.ts
+++ b/src/utility/JellyfinApi/lib.ts
@@ -20,11 +20,22 @@ const deviceMap: Record<typeof Platform['OS'], string> = {
  * Jellyfin server.
  */
 function generateConfig(credentials: Credentials): RequestInit {
-    return {
-        headers: {
-            'X-Emby-Authorization': `MediaBrowser Client="Fintunes", Device="${deviceMap[Platform.OS]}", DeviceId="${credentials?.device_id}", Version="${version}", Token="${credentials?.access_token}"`
-        }
-    };
+    switch (credentials?.type) {
+        case 'jellyfin':
+            return {
+                headers: {
+                    'Authorization': `MediaBrowser Client="Fintunes", Device="${deviceMap[Platform.OS]}", DeviceId="${credentials?.device_id}", Version="${version}", Token="${credentials?.access_token}"`
+                }
+            };
+        case 'emby':
+            return {
+                headers: {
+                    'X-Emby-Authorization': `MediaBrowser Client="Fintunes", Device="${deviceMap[Platform.OS]}", DeviceId="${credentials?.device_id}", Version="${version}", Token="${credentials?.access_token}"`
+                }
+            };
+        default:
+            return {};
+    }
 }
 
 /**