Query Service REST API

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      Overview

      The Query Service REST API is provided by the Query service. This API enables you to run SQL++ queries and set request-level parameters.

      The API schemes and host URLs are as follows:

      where node is the host name or IP address of a node running the Query service.

      Version information

      Version : 7.6

      Consumes

      • application/x-www-form-urlencoded

      • application/json

      Produces

      • application/json

      Paths

      This section describes the operations available with this REST API.

      Table of Contents

      Query Service

      POST /query/service

      Description

      Enables you to execute a SQL++ statement. This method allows you to run queries and modifying statements, and specify query parameters.

      Parameters

      For POST requests, you can specify form data parameters using the application/x-www-form-urlencoded MIME type. Alternatively, you can specify parameters in the request body using the application/json MIME type with the Content-Type header.

      Type Name Description Schema

      Body

      Parameters
      required

      An object specifying one or more query parameters.

      Responses

      This section describes the response HTTP status codes.

      HTTP Code Description Schema

      200

      The operation was successful.

      400

      Bad Request. The request cannot be processed for one of the following reasons:

      • The statement contains a SQL++ syntax error.

      • The request has a missing or unrecognized HTTP parameter.

      • The request is badly formatted (for example, the request body contains a JSON syntax error).

      No Content

      401

      Unauthorized. The credentials provided with the request are missing or invalid.

      No Content

      403

      Forbidden. There is a read-only violation. Either there was an attempt to create or update in a GET request or a POST request where readonly is set, or the client does not have the authorization to modify an object (index, keyspace or namespace) in the statement.

      No Content

      404

      Not found. The statement in the request references an invalid namespace or keyspace.

      No Content

      405

      Method not allowed. The statement in the request references an invalid namespace or keyspace.

      No Content

      409

      Conflict. There is an attempt to create an object (keyspace or index) that already exists.

      No Content

      410

      Gone. The server is shutting down gracefully. Previously made requests are being completed, but no new requests are being accepted.

      No Content

      413

      Payload too large. The query is too large for the Query Service to process.

      No Content

      500

      Internal server error. There was an unforeseen problem processing the request.

      No Content

      503

      Service unavailable. There is an issue (that is possibly temporary) preventing the request being processed; the request queue is full or the data store is not accessible.

      No Content

      Security

      Type Name

      basic

      apiKey

      Example HTTP request

      POST request with parameters as form data

      Curl request
      curl -v http://localhost:8093/query/service \
           -d 'statement=SELECT name FROM `travel-sample`.inventory.hotel LIMIT 1' \
           -u Administrator:password

      Because it is sent as form data, the statement in this example avoids using a semicolon.

      POST request with parameters in JSON format

      Curl request
      curl http://localhost:8093/query/service \
          -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
          -d '{ "statement": "SELECT name FROM `travel-sample`.inventory.hotel LIMIT 1;" }' \
          -u Administrator:password

      Conversely, because it is sent as a JSON object, the statement in this example can contain a semicolon.

      For further examples, refer to Examples.

      Read-Only Query Service

      GET /query/service

      Description

      Enables you to execute a SQL++ statement. This method allows you to run queries and modifying statements, and specify query parameters. It does not allow you to run modifying statements.

      This endpoint is intended for situations where use of the POST method is restricted.

      Parameters

      For GET requests, you specify the parameters in the query URL in URL-encoded format. For URL-encoded parameters, the format is consistent with the syntax for variables according to the RFC 6570.

      For a table of parameters that can be passed in a GET request to the /query/service endpoint, refer to Request Parameters.

      Responses

      This section describes the response HTTP status codes.

      HTTP Code Description Schema

      200

      The operation was successful.

      400

      Bad Request. The request cannot be processed for one of the following reasons:

      • The statement contains a SQL++ syntax error.

      • The request has a missing or unrecognized HTTP parameter.

      • The request is badly formatted (for example, the request body contains a JSON syntax error).

      No Content

      401

      Unauthorized. The credentials provided with the request are missing or invalid.

      No Content

      403

      Forbidden. There is a read-only violation. Either there was an attempt to create or update in a GET request or a POST request where readonly is set, or the client does not have the authorization to modify an object (index, keyspace or namespace) in the statement.

      No Content

      404

      Not found. The statement in the request references an invalid namespace or keyspace.

      No Content

      405

      Method not allowed. The statement in the request references an invalid namespace or keyspace.

      No Content

      409

      Conflict. There is an attempt to create an object (keyspace or index) that already exists.

      No Content

      410

      Gone. The server is shutting down gracefully. Previously made requests are being completed, but no new requests are being accepted.

      No Content

      413

      Payload too large. The query is too large for the Query Service to process.

      No Content

      500

      Internal server error. There was an unforeseen problem processing the request.

      No Content

      503

      Service unavailable. There is an issue (that is possibly temporary) preventing the request being processed; the request queue is full or the data store is not accessible.

      No Content

      Security

      Type Name

      basic

      apiKey

      Example HTTP request

      GET request with query parameters

      Curl request
      curl -v http://localhost:8093/query/service?statement=SELECT%20name%20FROM%20%60travel-sample%60.inventory.hotel%20LIMIT%201%3B \
           -u Administrator:password

      For further examples, refer to Examples.

      Definitions

      This section describes the properties consumed and returned by this REST API.

      Table of Contents

      Request Parameters

      Name Description Schema

      args
      optional

      Supplies the values for positional parameters in the statement. Applicable if the statement or prepared statement contains 1 or more positional parameters.

      The value is an array of JSON values, one for each positional parameter in the statement.

      Refer to Named Parameters and Positional Parameters for details.
      Example : [ "LAX", 6 ]

      < object > array

      atrcollection
      optional

      Specifies the collection where the active transaction record (ATR) is stored. The collection must be present. If not specified, the ATR is stored in the default collection in the default scope in the bucket containing the first mutated document within the transaction.

      The value must be a string in the form "bucket.scope.collection" or "namespace:bucket.scope.collection". If any part of the path contains a special character, that part of the path must be delimited in backticks ``.

      The node-level atrcollection setting specifies the default for this parameter for a single node. The request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting.
      Example : "default:`travel-sample`.transaction.test"

      string

      auto_execute
      optional

      Specifies that prepared statements should be executed automatically as soon as they are created. This saves you from having to make two separate requests in cases where you want to prepare a statement and execute it immediately.

      Refer to Auto-Execute for more information.
      Default : false
      Example : true

      boolean

      client_context_id
      optional

      A piece of data supplied by the client that is echoed in the response, if present. SQL++ is agnostic about the content of this parameter; it is just echoed in the response.

      • Maximum allowed size is 64 characters; all others will be cut.

      • If it contains an escape character / or quote ", it will be rejected as error code 1110.

      string

      compression
      optional

      Compression format to use for response data on the wire.

      Values are case-insensitive.
      Default : "NONE"
      Example : "zip"

      enum (ZIP, RLE, LZMA, LZO, NONE)

      controls
      optional

      Specifies if there should be a controls section returned with the request results.

      When set to true, the query response document includes a controls section with runtime information provided along with the request, such as positional and named parameters or settings.

      If the request qualifies for caching, these values will also be cached in the completed_requests system keyspace.

      The node-level controls setting specifies the default for this parameter for a single node. The request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting.
      Example : true

      boolean

      creds
      optional

      Specifies the login credentials. The Query API supports two types of identity: local (or bucket) and admin.

      The format is an identity and password. You can specify credentials for multiple identities.

      If credentials are supplied in the request header, then HTTP Basic Authentication takes precedence and creds is ignored.
      Example : [ { "user" : "local:bucket-name", "pass" : "password" }, { "user" : "admin:admin-name", "pass" : "password" } ]

      < Credentials > array

      durability_level
      optional

      The level of durability for mutations produced by the request.

      If the request contains a BEGIN TRANSACTION statement, or a DML statement with the tximplicit parameter set to true, the durability level is specified for all mutations within that transaction.

      Durability is also supported for non-transactional DML statements. In this case, the kvtimeout parameter is used as the durability timeout.

      If not specified, the default durability level is "majority". Set the durability level to "none" or "" to specify no durability.
      Default : "majority"
      Example : "none"

      enum ("", none, majority, majorityAndPersistActive, persistToMajority)

      encoded_plan
      optional

      In Couchbase Server 6.5 and later, this parameter is ignored and has no effect. It is included for compatibility with previous versions of Couchbase Server.

      string

      encoding
      optional

      Desired character encoding for the query results.

      Only possible value is UTF-8 and is case-insensitive.
      Default : "UTF-8"

      string

      format
      optional

      Desired format for the query results.

      Values are case-insensitive.
      Default : "JSON"
      Example : "XML"

      enum (JSON, XML, CSV, TSV)

      kvtimeout
      optional

      The approximate time to wait for a KV get operation before timing out. This applies to statements within a transaction, and to non-transactional statements, whether durability_level is set or not.

      If use_replica is enabled for a query, then this parameter also specifies the approximate time to wait before fetching data from a replica vBucket when the active vBucket is inaccessible.

      The value for this parameter is a string. Its format includes an amount and a mandatory unit, e.g. 10ms (10 milliseconds) or 0.5s (half a second). Valid units are:

      • ns (nanoseconds)

      • us (microseconds)

      • ms (milliseconds)

      • s (seconds)

      • m (minutes)

      • h (hours)

      Specify a duration of 0 or a negative duration to disable. When disabled, no timeout is applied and the KV operation runs for however long it takes.
      Default : "2.5s"
      Example : "10ms"

      string

      max_parallelism
      optional

      Specifies the maximum parallelism for the query.

      The node-level max-parallelism setting specifies the ceiling for this parameter for a single node. If the request-level parameter is zero or negative, the parallelism for the query is set to the node-level setting. If the request-level parameter is greater than zero and less than the node-level setting, the request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting. If the request-level parameter is greater than the node-level setting, the parallelism for the query is set to the node-level setting.

      In addition, the cluster-level queryMaxParallelism setting specifies the ceiling for this parameter for the whole cluster. When you change the cluster-level setting, the node-level setting is overwritten for all nodes in the cluster.

      To enable queries to run in parallel, you must specify the cluster-level queryMaxParallelism parameter, or specify the node-level max-parallelism parameter on all Query nodes.

      The default value is the same as the number of partitions of the index selected for the query.
      Example : 3

      integer (int32)

      memory_quota
      optional

      Specifies the maximum amount of memory the request may use, in MB.

      Specify 0 (the default value) to disable. When disabled, there is no quota.

      This parameter enforces a ceiling on the memory used for the tracked documents required for processing a request. It does not take into account any other memory that might be used to process a request, such as the stack, the operators, or some intermediate values.

      Within a transaction, this setting enforces the memory quota for the transaction by tracking the delta table and the transaction log (approximately).

      The node-level memory-quota setting specifies the ceiling for this parameter for a single node. If the node-level setting is zero (the default), the request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting. If the node-level setting is greater than zero, the request-level parameter is capped by the node-level setting.

      In addition, the cluster-level queryMemoryQuota setting specifies the ceiling for this parameter for the whole cluster. When you change the cluster-level setting, the node-level setting is overwritten for all nodes in the cluster.
      Default : 0
      Example : 4

      integer (int32)

      metrics
      optional

      Specifies that metrics should be returned with query results.
      Default : true
      Example : false

      boolean

      namespace
      optional

      Specifies the namespace to use. Currently, only the default namespace is available.
      Example : "default"

      string

      numatrs
      optional

      Specifies the total number of active transaction records. Must be a positive integer.

      The node-level numatrs setting specifies the default for this parameter for a single node. The request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting.

      In addition, the cluster-level queryNumAtrs setting specifies the default for this parameter for the whole cluster. When you change the cluster-level setting, the node-level setting is overwritten for all nodes in the cluster.
      Default : 1024
      Example : 512

      integer (int32)

      pipeline_batch
      optional

      Controls the number of items execution operators can batch for Fetch from the KV.

      The node-level pipeline-batch setting specifies the default for this parameter for a single node. The request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting, but only if it is lower than the node-level setting.

      In addition, the cluster-level queryPipelineBatch setting specifies the default for this parameter for the whole cluster. When you change the cluster-level setting, the node-level setting is overwritten for all nodes in the cluster.
      Example : 64

      integer (int32)

      pipeline_cap
      optional

      Maximum number of items each execution operator can buffer between various operators.

      The node-level pipeline-cap setting specifies the default for this parameter for a single node. The request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting, but only if it is lower than the node-level setting.

      In addition, the cluster-level queryPipelineCap setting specifies the default for this parameter for the whole cluster. When you change the cluster-level setting, the node-level setting is overwritten for all nodes in the cluster.
      Example : 1024

      integer (int32)

      prepared
      optional

      Required if statement not provided.

      The name of the prepared SQL++ statement to be executed. Refer to EXECUTE for examples.

      If both prepared and statement are present and non-empty, an error is returned.
      Example : "[127.0.0.1:8091]pricy_hotel"

      string

      preserve_expiry
      optional

      Specifies whether documents should keep their current expiration setting when modified by a DML statement.

      If true, documents will keep any existing expiration setting when modified by a DML statement. If the DML statement explicitly specifies the document expiration, the statement overrides this parameter, and the expiration is changed.

      If false, document expiration is set to 0 when modified by a DML statement, unless the DML statement explicitly specifies the document expiration.

      Not supported for statements in a transaction.
      Default : false
      Example : true

      boolean

      pretty
      optional

      Specifies the query results returned in pretty format.

      The node-level pretty setting specifies the default for this parameter for a single node. The request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting.
      Example : false

      boolean

      profile
      optional

      Specifies if there should be a profile section returned with the request results. The valid values are:

      • off — No profiling information is added to the query response.

      • phases — The query response includes a profile section with stats and details about various phases of the query plan and execution. Three phase times will be included in the system:active_requests and system:completed_requests monitoring keyspaces.

      • timings — Besides the phase times, the profile section of the query response document will include a full query plan with timing and information about the number of processed documents at each phase. This information will be included in the system:active_requests and system:completed_requests keyspaces.

      If profile is not set as one of the above values, then the profile setting does not change.

      The node-level profile setting specifies the default for this parameter for a single node. The request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting.
      Example : "phases"

      enum (off, phases, timings)

      query_context
      optional

      Specifies the namespace, bucket, and scope used to resolve partial keyspace references within the request.

      The query context may be a full path, containing namespace, bucket, and scope; or a relative path, containing just the bucket and scope. Currently, only the default namespace is available. If the namespace name is omitted, the default namespace in the current session is used.
      Default : "default:"
      Example : "default:travel-sample.inventory"

      string

      readonly
      optional

      Controls whether a query can change a resulting recordset.

      If readonly is true, then the following statements are not allowed:

      • CREATE INDEX

      • DROP INDEX

      • INSERT

      • MERGE

      • UPDATE

      • UPSERT

      When using GET requests, it’s best to set readonly to true.
      Default : false
      Example : true

      boolean

      scan_cap
      optional

      Maximum buffered channel size between the indexer client and the query service for index scans. This parameter controls when to use scan backfill.

      Use 0 or a negative number to disable. Smaller values reduce GC, while larger values reduce indexer backfill.

      The node-level scan-cap setting specifies the default for this parameter for a single node. The request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting, but only if it is lower than the node-level setting.

      In addition, the cluster-level queryScanCap setting specifies the default for this parameter for the whole cluster. When you change the cluster-level setting, the node-level setting is overwritten for all nodes in the cluster.
      Example : 1024

      integer (int32)

      scan_consistency
      optional

      Specifies the consistency guarantee or constraint for index scanning. The valid values are:

      • not_bounded — No timestamp vector is used in the index scan. This is the fastest mode, because it avoids the costs of obtaining the vector and waiting for the index to catch up to the vector.

      • at_plus — This implements bounded consistency. The request includes a scan_vector parameter and value, which is used as a lower bound. This can be used to implement read-your-own-writes (RYOW).

      • request_plus — This implements strong consistency per request. Before processing the request, a current vector is obtained. The vector is used as a lower bound for the statements in the request. If there are DML statements in the request, RYOW is also applied within the request. (If request_plus is specified in a query that runs during a failover of an index node, the query waits until the rebalance operation completes and the index data has rebalanced before returning a result.)

      • statement_plus — This implements strong consistency per statement. Before processing each statement, a current vector is obtained and used as a lower bound for that statement.

      Values are case-insensitive.

      For multi-statement requests, the default behavior is RYOW within each request. If you want to disable RYOW within a request, add a separate request_consistency parameter that can be set to not_bounded.

      If the request contains a BEGIN TRANSACTION statement, or a DML statement with the tximplicit parameter set to true, then this parameter sets the transactional scan consistency. Refer to Transactional Scan Consistency for details.
      Default : "not_bounded"
      Example : "at_plus"

      enum (not_bounded, at_plus, request_plus, statement_plus)

      scan_vector
      optional

      Required if scan_consistency is at_plus and scan_vectors not provided.

      Specify the lower bound vector timestamp for one keyspace when using at_plus scan consistency.

      Scan vectors are built of two-element [value, guard] entries:

      • value: a vBucket’s sequence number (a JSON number)

      • guard: a vBucket’s UUID (a string)

      Scan vectors have two forms:

      1. Full: an array of [value, guard] entries, giving an entry for every vBucket in the system.

      2. Sparse: an object providing entries for specific vBuckets, mapping a vBucket number (a string) to each [value, guard] entry.

      Note that scan_vector can only be used if the query uses at most one keyspace; if it is used for a query referencing more than one keyspace, the query will fail with an error.

      For queries referencing multiple keyspaces, use scan_vectors.
      Example : { "5" : [ 5409393, "VB5ID" ], "19" : [ 47574574, "VB19ID" ] }

      object

      scan_vectors
      optional

      Required if scan_consistency is at_plus and scan_vector not provided.

      A map from keyspace names to scan vectors. See scan_vector.

      The scan vectors can be Full or Sparse.

      object

      scan_wait
      optional

      Can be supplied with scan_consistency values of request_plus, statement_plus and at_plus.

      Specifies the maximum time the client is willing to wait for an index to catch up to the vector timestamp in the request.

      Specifies how much time the client is willing to wait for the indexer to satisfy the required scan_consistency and scan_vector criteria. After receiving the scan request, if the indexer is unable to catch up within the scan_wait time and initiate the scan, the indexer aborts with an error and the scan fails.

      Its format includes an amount and a mandatory unit, e.g. 10ms (10 milliseconds) or 0.5s (half a second). Valid units are:

      • ns (nanoseconds)

      • us (microseconds)

      • ms (milliseconds)

      • s (seconds)

      • m (minutes)

      • h (hours)

      Specify 0 or a negative integer to disable.
      Default : ""
      Example : "30m"

      string (duration)

      signature
      optional

      Include a header for the results schema in the response.
      Default : true
      Example : false

      boolean

      statement
      optional

      Required if prepared not provided.

      Any valid SQL statement for a POST request, or a read-only SQL statement (SELECT, EXPLAIN) for a GET request.

      If both prepared and statement are present and non-empty, an error is returned.


      When specifying the request parameters as form data, the statement may not contain an unescaped semicolon (;). If it does, the Query Service responds with error 1040. To avoid this, either URL-encode the semicolon as %3B, or just omit the semicolon if possible.

      This restriction does not apply when specifying the request parameters in JSON format.
      Example : "SELECT * FROM `travel-sample`.inventory.hotel LIMIT 1"

      string

      timeout
      optional

      Maximum time to spend on the request before timing out.

      The value for this parameter is a string. Its format includes an amount and a mandatory unit, e.g. 10ms (10 milliseconds) or 0.5s (half a second). Valid units are:

      • ns (nanoseconds)

      • us (microseconds)

      • ms (milliseconds)

      • s (seconds)

      • m (minutes)

      • h (hours)

      Specify a duration of 0 or a negative duration to disable. When disabled, no timeout is applied and the request runs for however long it takes.

      If tximplicit or txid is set, this parameter is ignored. The request inherits the remaining time of the transaction as timeout.

      The node-level timeout setting specifies the default for this parameter for a single node. The request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting. However, if the node-level setting is greater than 0, the timeout for the query is limited to the node-level setting.

      In addition, the cluster-level queryTimeout setting specifies the default for this parameter for the whole cluster. When you change the cluster-level setting, the node-level setting is overwritten for all nodes in the cluster.
      Example : "30m"

      string (duration)

      txdata
      optional

      Transaction data. For internal use only.

      object

      txid
      optional

      Required for statements within a transaction.

      Transaction ID. Specifies the transaction to which a statement belongs. For use with DML statements within a transaction, rollbacks, and commits.

      The transaction ID should be the same as the transaction ID generated by the BEGIN TRANSACTION statement. The transaction must be active and non-expired.
      Example : "d81d9b4a-b758-4f98-b007-87ba262d3a51"

      string (UUID)

      tximplicit
      optional

      Specifies that a DML statement is a singleton transaction.

      When this parameter is true, the Query service starts a transaction and executes the statement. If execution is successful, the Query service commits the transaction; otherwise the transaction is rolled back.

      The statement may not be part of an ongoing transaction. If the txid request-level parameter is set, the tximplicit parameter is ignored.
      Default : false
      Example : true

      boolean

      txstmtnum
      optional

      Transaction statement number. The transaction statement number must be a positive integer, and must be higher than any previous transaction statement numbers in the transaction. If the transaction statement number is lower than the transaction statement number for any previous statement, an error is generated.
      Example : 10

      integer (int32)

      txtimeout
      optional

      Maximum time to spend on a transaction before timing out. Only applies to BEGIN TRANSACTION statements, or DML statements for which tximplicit is set. For other statements, it is ignored.

      Within a transaction, the request-level timeout parameter is ignored. The transaction timeout clock starts when the BEGIN WORK statement is successful. Once the transaction timeout is reached, no statement is allowed to continue in the transaction.

      The value for this parameter is a string. Its format includes an amount and a mandatory unit, e.g. 10ms (10 milliseconds) or 0.5s (half a second). Valid units are:

      • ns (nanoseconds)

      • us (microseconds)

      • ms (milliseconds)

      • s (seconds)

      • m (minutes)

      • h (hours)

      Specify a duration of 0 to disable. When disabled, the request-level timeout is set to the default.

      The node-level txtimeout setting specifies the default for this parameter for a single node. The request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting. However, if the node-level setting is greater than 0, the transaction timeout for the query is limited to the node-level setting.

      In addition, the cluster-level queryTxTimeout setting specifies the default for this parameter for the whole cluster. When you change the cluster-level setting, the node-level setting is overwritten for all nodes in the cluster.

      The default is "15s" for cbq files or scripts, "2m" for interactive cbq sessions or redirected input.
      Example : "30m"

      string (duration)

      use_cbo
      optional

      Specifies whether the cost-based optimizer is enabled.

      The node-level use-cbo setting specifies the default for this parameter for a single node. The request-level parameter overrides the node-level setting.

      In addition, the cluster-level queryUseCBO setting specifies the default for this parameter for the whole cluster. When you change the cluster-level setting, the node-level setting is overwritten for all nodes in the cluster.
      Example : true

      boolean

      use_fts
      optional

      Specifies that the query should use a full-text index.

      If the query contains a USING FTS hint, that takes priority over this parameter.

      If the query does not contain a USING FTS hint, and this parameter is set to true, all full-text indexes are considered for the query. If a qualified full-text index is available, it is selected for the query. If none of the available full-text indexes are qualified, the available GSI indexes are considered instead.

      Refer to Flex Indexes for more information.
      Default : false
      Example : true

      boolean

      use_replica
      optional

      Specifies whether a query can fetch data from a replica vBucket if active vBuckets are inaccessible. The possible values are:

      • off — read from replica is disabled for this request.

      • on — read from replica is enabled for this request, unless it has been disabled for all requests at node level.

      • unset — read from replica is specified by the node-level setting. If the node-level setting is also unset, read from replica is disabled for this request.

      The node-level use-replica setting specifies the default for this property for a single node. The request-level parameter usually overrides the node-level setting. However, when the node-level setting is off, the request-level parameter cannot enable the property.

      In addition, the cluster-level queryUseReplica setting specifies the default for this property for the whole cluster. When you change the cluster-level setting, the node-level setting is overwritten for all nodes in the cluster.

      Do not enable read from replica when you require consistent results. Only SELECT queries that are not within a transaction can read from replica.

      Reading from replica is only possible if the cluster uses Couchbase Server 7.6.0 or later.

      Note that KV range scans cannot currently be started on a replica vBucket. If a query uses sequential scan and a data node becomes unavailable, the query might return an error, even if read from replica is enabled for the request.
      Default : "unset"
      Example : "true"

      enum (off, on, unset)

      <symbol><identifier>
      optional

      Supplies the value for a named parameter in the statement. Applicable if the statement or prepared statement contains 1 or more named parameters.

      The name of this property consists of two parts:

      1. The $ character or the @ character.

      2. An identifier that specifies the name of the parameter. This must start with an alpha character, followed by one or more alphanumeric characters.

      The value of the named parameter can be any JSON value.

      string (any JSON value)

      Credentials

      Name Description Schema

      user
      optional

      An identity for authentication. Note that bucket names may be prefixed with local:, and admin names may be prefixed with admin:.

      string

      pass
      optional

      A password for authentication.

      string

      Response Body

      The response body has the following structure.

      Name Description Schema

      requestID
      optional

      A unique identifier for the response.

      string (UUID)

      clientContextID
      optional

      The client context ID of the request, if one was supplied — see client_context_id in Request Parameters.

      string

      signature
      optional

      The schema of the results. Present only when the query completes successfully.
      Example : { "id" : "json" }

      object

      results
      optional

      An array of all the objects returned by the query. An object can be any JSON value.

      < object > array

      status
      optional

      The status of the request.

      enum (success, running, errors, completed, stopped, timeout, fatal)

      errors
      optional

      An array of 0 or more error objects. If an error occurred during processing of the request, it will be represented by an error object in this list.

      < Conditions > array

      warnings
      optional

      An array of 0 or more warning objects. If a warning occurred during processing of the request, it is represented by a warning object in this list.

      < Conditions > array

      metrics
      optional

      An object containing metrics about the request.

      controls
      optional

      An object containing runtime information provided along with the request. Present only if controls was set to true in the Request Parameters.

      Conditions

      Errors and warnings have the following format.

      Name Description Schema

      code
      required

      A unique number that identifies the error or warning. The code ranges are partitioned by component. The codes can also include parts that indicate severity and transience. This property is always present in every condition returned in the Query REST API or captured in a log.

      integer

      msg
      required

      A message describing the error or warning in detail. This property is always present in every condition returned in the Query REST API or captured in a log.

      string

      name
      optional

      Unique name that has a 1:1 mapping to the code. Uniquely identifies the condition. This property is helpful for pattern matching and can have meaning, making it more memorable than the code. The name should be fully qualified.
      Example : "indexing.scan.io_failure"

      string

      sev
      optional

      One of the following SQL++ severity levels, listed in order of severity:

      1. Severe

      2. Error

      3. Warn

      4. Info

      integer

      temp
      optional

      Indicates if the condition is transient — for example, the queue is full. If the value is false, it tells clients and users that a retry without modification produces the same condition.

      boolean

      Additional elements not listed here might also be present. Clients and consumers of the REST API or the logs must accommodate any additional elements.

      Metrics

      Name Description Schema

      elapsedTime
      required

      The total time taken for the request, that is the time from when the request was received until the results were returned.

      string

      executionTime
      required

      The time taken for the execution of the request, that is the time from when query execution started until the results were returned.

      string

      resultCount
      required

      The total number of objects in the results.

      integer (unsigned)

      resultSize
      required

      The total number of bytes in the results.

      integer (unsigned)

      mutationCount
      optional

      The number of mutations that were made during the request.

      integer (unsigned)

      sortCount
      optional

      The number of objects that were sorted. Present only if the request includes ORDER BY.

      If a query includes ORDER BY, LIMIT, or OFFSET clauses, an application can use the sortCount value to give the overall number of results in a message such as "page 1 of N".

      integer (unsigned)

      usedMemory
      optional

      The amount of document memory used to execute the request. This property is only returned if a memory quota was set for the query.

      integer (unsigned)

      errorCount
      optional

      The number of errors that occurred during the request.

      integer (unsigned)

      warningCount
      optional

      The number of warnings that occurred during the request.

      integer (unsigned)

      Additional elements not listed here might also be present. Clients and consumers of the REST API or the logs must accommodate any additional elements.

      Controls

      Name Description Schema

      scan_consistency
      optional

      The value of the query setting Scan Consistency used for the query.

      string

      use_cbo
      optional

      Whether the cost-based optimizer was enabled for the query.

      boolean

      memoryQuota
      optional

      The memory quota for the request, in MB. This property is only returned if a memory quota was set for the query.

      integer (unsigned)

      stmtType
      optional

      The type of query statement.
      Example : "SELECT"

      string

      Additional elements not listed here might also be present. Clients and consumers of the REST API or the logs must accommodate any additional elements.

      Security

      The Query Service API accepts credentials via HTTP basic authentication header, or via the creds request parameter. If a request contains both HTTP basic authentication header and a creds parameter, the creds parameter is ignored and only the HTTP basic authentication header is used for authenticating.

      Header

      Specify a user name and password via HTTP headers. This method can only be used to provide a single credential.

      Type : basic

      Parameter

      Specify user names and passwords via the creds request parameter. This is the only method that can provide multiple credentials for a request.

      Type : apiKey
      Name : creds
      In : QUERY

      RBAC Role

      Users must have the relevant Administrative or Query & Index RBAC roles, depending on the types of query they intend to run. In addition, users must have permissions on the required buckets, scopes, and collections, where appropriate. Refer to Roles for more details.

      See Also