Apache CouchDB Database API

Database management operations

Operations 3

GET /{db} Apache CouchDB Get Database Information #
PUT /{db} Apache CouchDB Create Database #
DELETE /{db} Apache CouchDB Delete Database #

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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Apache CouchDB HTTP Authentication Database 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: Database
  description: Database management operations
paths:
  /{db}:
    get:
      operationId: getDatabaseInfo
      summary: Apache CouchDB Get Database Information
      description: Returns information about the named database including document count, disk size, and update sequence.
      tags:
      - Database
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/db'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Database information
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DatabaseInfo'
              examples:
                GetDatabaseInfo200Example:
                  summary: Default getDatabaseInfo 200 response
                  x-microcks-default: true
                  value:
                    db_name: mydb
                    doc_count: 1250
                    doc_del_count: 42
                    update_seq: 5000-abc123
                    sizes:
                      file: 4096000
                      external: 2048000
                      active: 3000000
        '404':
          description: Database not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    put:
      operationId: createDatabase
      summary: Apache CouchDB Create Database
      description: Creates a new database with the given name.
      tags:
      - Database
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/db'
      - name: q
        in: query
        description: Number of shards for this database.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 8
        example: 8
      - name: n
        in: query
        description: Number of replicas for each shard.
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 3
        example: 3
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Database created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OkResponse'
        '400':
          description: Invalid database name
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '412':
          description: Database already exists
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
    delete:
      operationId: deleteDatabase
      summary: Apache CouchDB Delete Database
      description: Deletes the specified database and all documents within it.
      tags:
      - Database
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/db'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Database deleted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OkResponse'
        '404':
          description: Database not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  schemas:
    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.
    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
    DatabaseInfo:
      title: DatabaseInfo
      type: object
      description: Information about a CouchDB database
      properties:
        db_name:
          type: string
          description: Database name
          example: mydb
        doc_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of non-deleted documents
          example: 1250
        doc_del_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of deleted documents (tombstones)
          example: 42
        update_seq:
          type: string
          description: Current update sequence
          example: 5000-abc123
        sizes:
          type: object
          properties:
            file:
              type: integer
              description: Disk file size in bytes
              example: 4096000
            external:
              type: integer
              description: Uncompressed data size in bytes
              example: 2048000
            active:
              type: integer
              description: Active data size in bytes
              example: 3000000
  parameters:
    db:
      name: db
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Database name.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: mydb
  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