Apache CouchDB Authentication API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Apache CouchDB HTTP Authentication API
  description: Apache CouchDB exposes a complete RESTful HTTP/JSON API for all database operations including server management, database CRUD, document CRUD, bulk operations, Mango queries, MapReduce views, replication, changes feeds, authentication, and cluster administration. All requests and responses use JSON.
  version: 3.5.1
  contact:
    name: Apache CouchDB Community
    url: https://couchdb.apache.org/
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  x-generated-from: documentation
servers:
- url: http://localhost:5984
  description: Local CouchDB instance (default port)
- url: https://{host}:6984
  description: Remote CouchDB instance (HTTPS)
  variables:
    host:
      default: couchdb.example.com
      description: CouchDB server hostname
security:
- basicAuth: []
- cookieAuth: []
tags:
- name: Authentication
  description: Session and authentication management
paths:
  /_session:
    get:
      operationId: getSession
      summary: Apache CouchDB Get Session Information
      description: Returns information about the current user's authentication session.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Session information
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SessionInfo'
              examples:
                GetSession200Example:
                  summary: Default getSession 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    ok: true
                    userCtx:
                      name: admin
                      roles:
                      - _admin
                    info:
                      authentication_handlers:
                      - cookie
                      - default
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    post:
      operationId: createSession
      summary: Apache CouchDB Create Authentication Session
      description: Creates a new authentication session cookie. Equivalent to HTTP Basic Auth login.
      tags:
      - Authentication
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SessionRequest'
            examples:
              CreateSessionRequestExample:
                summary: Default createSession request
                x-microcks-default: true
                value:
                  name: admin
                  password: secretpassword
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Session created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OkResponse'
              examples:
                CreateSession200Example:
                  summary: Default createSession 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    ok: true
                    name: admin
                    roles:
                    - _admin
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized — invalid credentials
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteSession
      summary: Apache CouchDB Delete Authentication Session
      description: Ends the current authentication session (logout).
      tags:
      - Authentication
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Session deleted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OkResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    OkResponse:
      title: OkResponse
      type: object
      description: Simple success acknowledgement
      properties:
        ok:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        name:
          type: string
          description: Username (for session responses)
          example: admin
        roles:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - _admin
    SessionRequest:
      title: SessionRequest
      type: object
      description: Authentication credentials for session creation
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: CouchDB username
          example: admin
        password:
          type: string
          description: CouchDB password
          example: secretpassword
      required:
      - name
      - password
    SessionInfo:
      title: SessionInfo
      type: object
      description: Current session information
      properties:
        ok:
          type: boolean
          example: true
        userCtx:
          type: object
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
              example: admin
            roles:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
              example:
              - _admin
        info:
          type: object
          properties:
            authentication_handlers:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
              example:
              - cookie
              - default
    ErrorResponse:
      title: ErrorResponse
      type: object
      description: Standard CouchDB error response
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Error type code
          example: not_found
        reason:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error description
          example: Database does not exist.
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic authentication using CouchDB admin credentials
    cookieAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: AuthSession
      description: Cookie-based session authentication obtained via POST /_session