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REST API endpoint list

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    This section lists all of the Couchbase Server REST API endpoints.

    HTTP method and URI list

    Table 1. Cluster endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description

    GET

    /pools

    Retrieves cluster information.

    GET

    /pools/default

    Retrieves cluster details.

    POST

    /controller/addNode

    Adds nodes to clusters.

    POST

    /node/controller/doJoinCluster

    Joins nodes into clusters

    POST

    /controller/ejectNodeentry

    Removes nodes from clusters.

    GET, POST, PUT, DELETE

    /pools/default/serverGroups

    Manages Server Group Awareness (server groups).

    POST

    /controller/rebalance

    Rebalances nodes in a cluster.

    GET, POST

    /internalSettings

    Manages internal settings. Couchbase Server use only.

    GET, POST

    /settings/maxParallelIndexers

    Manages parallel indexer configuration. Couchbase Server use only.

    GET, POST

    /settings/autoFailover

    Manages automatic failover for clusters.

    GET, POST

    /settings/autoFailover/resetCount

    Resets automatic failover for clusters.

    GET, POST

    /settings/alerts

    Manages alerts for email notifications.

    POST

    /settings/alerts/testEmail

    Creates test email for email notifications.

    POST

    /settings/alerts/sendTestEmail

    Sends test email for email notifications.

    Table 2. Server node endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description

    GET

    /pools/nodes

    Retrieves information about nodes in a cluster.

    POST

    /controller/setRecoveryType

    Sets the recovery type to be performed for a node. Options are delta or full.

    POST

    /controller/failOver

    Fails over nodes.

    POST

    /controller/startGracefulFailover

    Sets graceful failover for a specific server node. The server node is specified with the otpNode=[node_name] parameter.

    POST

    /node/controller/setupServices

    Sets the services:

    kv (data)
    index (index)
    n1ql (query)
    fts (search)
    cbas (analytics)
    eventing (eventing)
    backup (backup)

    Used also by the provisioning wizard.

    POST

    /settings/web

    Sets user names and passwords.

    POST

    /controller/changePassword

    Changes password for a given user.

    POST

    /pools/default/memoryQuota

    The memoryQuota parameter sets the memory quota.

    POST

    /nodes/self/controller/settings

    Sets the paths for data storage, index storage, and analytics storage.

    GET

    /pools/default/buckets/[bucket_name]/nodes/[host]:[port]/stats

    Retrieves statistics for a node.

    Table 3. Server group endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description

    GET

    /pools/default/serverGroups

    Retrieves information about a server group.

    POST

    /pools/default/serverGroups

    Creates a server group with a specific name.

    PUT

    /pools/default/serverGroups/<:uuid>

    Updates the server group information.

    PUT

    /pools/default/serverGroups?rev=<:number>

    Updates a server’s group memberships.

    DELETE

    /pools/default/serverGroups/<:uuid>

    Deletes a specific server group.

    Table 4. Bucket endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description

    GET

    /pools/default/buckets

    Retrieves all bucket and bucket operations information from a cluster.

    GET

    /pools/default/buckets/[bucket_name]

    Retrieves information for a single bucket associated with a cluster.

    GET

    /pools/default/buckets/[bucket_name]/stats

    Retrieves bucket statistics for a specific bucket.

    POST

    /pools/default/buckets

    Creates a new Couchbase bucket.

    DELETE

    /pools/default/buckets/[bucket_name]

    Deletes a specific bucket.

    POST

    /pools/default/buckets/[bucket_name]/controller/doFlush

    Flushes a specific bucket.

    Table 5. Index service endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description

    GET

    /pools/nodes

    Retrieves information about nodes in a cluster.

    POST

    /pools/nodes/indexMemoryQuota

    The indexMemoryQuota parameter sets the memory quota for the Index service.

    GET

    /settings/indexes

    Retrieves parameter settings for the Index service. Available options are indexerThreads, maxRollbackPoints, memorySnapshotInterval, and stableSnapshotInterval.

    POST

    /settings/indexes

    Sets the parameter settings for the Index service.

    Table 6. Views endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description

    GET

    /[bucket_name]/_design/[ddoc-name]

    Retrieves design documents.

    GET

    /[bucket_name]/_design/[ddoc-name]/_view/[view-name]

    Retrieves views.

    GET

    /[bucket-name]/_design/[ddoc-name]/_spatial/[spatial-name]

    Retrieves spatial views.

    PUT

    /[bucket_name]/_design/[ddoc-name]

    Creates a news design document with one or more views.

    DELETE

    /[bucket_name]/_design/[ddoc-name]

    Deletes design documents.

    POST

    /internalSettings

    Changes the number of simultaneous requests each node can accept.

    Table 7. XDCR endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description

    GET

    /pools/default/remoteClusters

    Retrieves the destination cluster reference

    POST

    /pools/default/remoteClusters

    Creates a reference to the destination cluster

    PUT

    /pools/default/remoteClusters/[UUID]

    Modifies the destination cluster reference

    DELETE

    /pools/default/remoteClusters/[UUID]

    Deletes the reference to the destination cluster.

    GET

    /pools/default/certificate

    Retrieves the certificate from the cluster.

    POST

    /controller/regenerateCertificate

    Regenerates a certificate on a destination cluster.

    DELETE

    /controller/cancelXDCR/[replication_id]

    Deletes the replication.

    GET, POST

    /settings/replications/

    Global setting supplied to all replications for a cluster.

    GET, POST

    /settings/replications/[replication_id]

    Settings for a specific replication for a bucket.

    GET

    /pools/default/buckets/@xdcr[bucket_name]/stats/[destination_endpoint]_

    Retrieves bucket statistics.

    Table 8. Compaction endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description

    POST

    /pools/default/buckets/[bucket_name]/controller/compactBucket

    Compacts bucket data and indexes.

    POST

    /pools/default/buckets/[bucket_name]/controller/cancelBucketCompaction

    Cancels compaction for the specified bucket.

    POST

    /[bucket_name]/_design/[ddoc_name]/_spatial/_compact

    Compacts a spatial view.

    Table 9. Auto-compaction endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description

    POST

    /controller/setAutoCompaction

    Sets cluster-wide auto-compaction intervals and thresholds

    GET

    /settings/autoCompaction

    Retrieves cluster-wide settings for auto-compaction

    GET

    /pools/default/buckets/[bucket_name]

    Retrieves auto-compaction settings for named bucket

    POST

    /pools/default/buckets/[bucket_name]

    Sets auto-compaction interval or thresholds for named bucket

    Table 10. Log endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description

    GET

    /diag

    Retrieves log and additional server diagnostic information.

    GET

    /sasl_logs

    Retrieves a generic list of log information.

    GET

    /sasl_logs/[log_name]

    Retrieves information from the specified log category.

    POST

    /logClientError

    Adds entries to the central log from a custom Couchbase Server SDK.

    Table 11. User endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description Parameters

    POST

    /settings/readOnlyUser

    Creates the read-only user

    username, password, just_validate

    PUT

    /settings/readOnlyUser

    Changes the read-only user password

    password

    DELETE

    /settings/readOnlyUser

    Deletes the user

    none

    GET

    /settings/readOnlyAdminName

    Retrieves the read-only username

    none

    Table 12. Security endpoints
    HTTP method URI path Description Parameters

    GET

    /pools/default/certificate

    Returns the current cluster certificate.

    type, pem, subject, expires, warnings

    POST

    /controller/uploadClusterCA

    Uploads a pem-encoded root certificate (cluster CA) to the cluster.

    none

    POST

    /node/controller/reloadCertificate

    Takes a certificate/key from the specified directory and applies them to the node.

    password, chain.pem, pkey.pem

    GET

    /pools/default/certificate/node/<host:port>

    Retrieves the read-only username

    password