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title: Public REST API
description: Description of the Sync Gateway REST API
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# Public REST API

> Description of the Sync Gateway REST API  

Related _REST API_ topics: [Admin REST API](rest-api-admin.md) | [Metrics REST API](rest-api-metrics.md)

## [](#api-reference)API Reference

The [API reference](rest%5Fapi%5Fpublic.md) groups all the endpoints by functionality.

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## [](#related-content)Related Content

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API Topics

* [Public REST API](rest-api.md)
* [Admin REST API](rest-api-admin.md)
* [Metrics REST API](rest-api-metrics.md)

###### [](#-3)

Reference

* [Bootstrap](../configuration/configuration-schema-bootstrap.md)
* [Database](../configuration/configuration-schema-database.md)
* [Database Security](../configuration/configuration-schema-db-security.md)
* [Access Control](../configuration/configuration-schema-access-control.md)
* [Import Filter](../configuration/configuration-schema-import-filter.md)
* [Inter-Sync Gateway Replication](../configuration/configuration-schema-isgr.md)
* [Legacy Pre-3.0 Configuration](../configuration/configuration-properties-legacy.md)

###### [](#-4)

Community

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