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# HTTP API Reference

| / |
| `GET /` | Returns the welcome message and version information
| /_active_tasks |
| `GET /_active_tasks` | Obtains a list of the tasks running in the server
| /_all_dbs |
| `GET /_all_dbs` | Returns a list of all the databases
| /_config |
| `GET /_config` | Obtains a list of the entire server configuration
| /_config/{section} |
| `GET /_config/{section}` | Returns all the configuration values for the specified section
| /_config/{section}/{key} |
| `GET /_config/{section}/{key}` | Returns a specific section/configuration value
| `PUT /_config/{section}/{key}` | Sets the specified configuration value
| `DELETE /_config/{section}/{key}` | Removes the current setting
| /_db_updates |
| `GET /_db_updates` | Return the server changes of databases
| /_log |
| `GET /_log` | Returns the server log file
| /_replicate |
| `POST /_replicate` | Starts or cancels the replication
| /_restart |
| `POST /_restart` | Restarts the server
| /_session |
| `GET /_session` | Returns Cookie-based login user information
| `POST /_session` | Authenticates user by Cookie-based user login
| `DELETE /_session` | Logout Cookie-based user
| /_stats |
| `GET /_stats` | Returns server statistics
| /_utils |
| `GET /_utils` | Redirects to /_utils/
| /_utils/ |
| `GET /_utils/` | CouchDB administration interface (Futon)
| /_uuids |
| `GET /_uuids` | Generates a list of UUIDs from the server
| /favicon.ico |
| `GET /favicon.ico` | Returns the site icon
| /{db} |
| `HEAD /{db}` | Checks the database existence
| `GET /{db}` | Returns the database information
| `POST /{db}` | Creates a new document with generated ID if _id is not specified
| `PUT /{db}` | Creates a new database
| `DELETE /{db}` | Deletes an existing database
| /{db}/_all_docs |
| `GET /{db}/_all_docs` | Returns a built-in view of all documents in this database
| `POST /{db}/_all_docs` | Returns certain rows from the built-in view of all documents
| /{db}/_bulk_docs |
| `POST /{db}/_bulk_docs` | Inserts or updates multiple documents in to the database in a single request
| /{db}/_changes |
| `GET /{db}/_changes` | Returns changes for the given database
| `POST /{db}/_changes` | Returns changes for the given database for certain document IDs
| /{db}/_compact |
| `POST /{db}/_compact` | Starts a compaction for the database
| /{db}/_compact/{ddoc} |
| `POST /{db}/_compact/{ddoc}` | Starts a compaction for all the views in the selected design document
| /{db}/_design/{ddoc} |
| `HEAD /{db}/_design/{ddoc}` | Returns bare information in the HTTP Headers for the design document
| `GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}` | Returns the design document
| `PUT /{db}/_design/{ddoc}` | Creates a new design document or new version of an existing one
| `DELETE /{db}/_design/{ddoc}` | Deletes the design document
| `COPY /{db}/_design/{ddoc}` | Copies the design document
| /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_info |
| `GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_info` | Returns view index information for the specified design document
| /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_list/{func}/{other-ddoc}/{view} |
| `GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_list/{func}/{other-ddoc}/{view}` | Executes a list function against the view from other design document
| `POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_list/{func}/{other-ddoc}/{view}` | Same as GET method for the related endpoint
| /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_list/{func}/{view} |
| `GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_list/{func}/{view}` | Executes a list function against the view from the same design document
| `POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_list/{func}/{view}` | Same as GET method for the related endpoint
| /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_rewrite/{path} |
| `ANY /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_rewrite/{path}` | Rewrites HTTP request for the specified path by using stored routing rules
| /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_show/{func} |
| `GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_show/{func}` | Executes a show function against null document
| `POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_show/{func}` | Same as GET method for the related endpoint
| /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_show/{func}/{docid} |
| `GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_show/{func}/{docid}` | Executes a show function against the specified document
| `POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_show/{func}/{docid}` | Same as GET method for the related endpoint
| /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_update/{func} |
| `POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_update/{func}` | Executes an update function against the null document
| /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_update/{func}/{docid} |
| `PUT /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_update/{func}/{docid}` | Executes an update function against the specified document
| /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_view/{view} |
| `GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_view/{view}` | Returns results for the specified stored view
| `POST /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/_view/{view}` | Returns certain rows for the specified stored view
| /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/{attname} |
| `HEAD /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/{attname}` | Returns bare information in the HTTP Headers for the attachment
| `GET /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/{attname}` | Gets the attachment of a design document
| `PUT /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/{attname}` | Adds an attachment of a design document
| `DELETE /{db}/_design/{ddoc}/{attname}` | Deletes an attachment of a design document
| /{db}/_ensure_full_commit |
| `POST /{db}/_ensure_full_commit` | Makes sure all uncommitted changes are written and synchronized to the disk
| /{db}/_local/{docid} |
| `GET /{db}/_local/{docid}` | Returns the latest revision of the local document
| `PUT /{db}/_local/{docid}` | Inserts a new version of the local document
| `DELETE /{db}/_local/{docid}` | Deletes the local document
| `COPY /{db}/_local/{docid}` | Copies the local document within the same database
| /{db}/_missing_revs |
| `POST /{db}/_missing_revs` | By given list of document revisions returns the document revisions that do not exist in the database
| /{db}/_purge |
| `POST /{db}/_purge` | Purges some historical documents entirely from database history
| /{db}/_revs_diff |
| `POST /{db}/_revs_diff` | By given list of document revisions returns differences between the given revisions and ones that are in the database
| /{db}/_revs_limit |
| `GET /{db}/_revs_limit` | Returns the limit of historical revisions to store for a single document in the database
| `PUT /{db}/_revs_limit` | Sets the limit of historical revisions to store for a single document in the database
| /{db}/_security |
| `GET /{db}/_security` | Returns the special security object for the database
| `PUT /{db}/_security` | Sets the special security object for the database
| /{db}/_temp_view |
| `POST /{db}/_temp_view` | Executes a given view function for all documents and returns the result
| /{db}/_view_cleanup |
| `POST /{db}/_view_cleanup` | Removes view files that are not used by any design document
| /{db}/{docid} |
| `HEAD /{db}/{docid}` | Returns bare information in the HTTP Headers for the document
| `GET /{db}/{docid}` | Returns the document
| `PUT /{db}/{docid}` | Creates a new document or new version of an existing document
| `DELETE /{db}/{docid}` | Deletes the document
| `COPY /{db}/{docid}` | Copies the document within the same database
| /{db}/{docid}/{attname} |
| `HEAD /{db}/{docid}/{attname}` | Returns bare information in the HTTP Headers for the attachment
| `GET /{db}/{docid}/{attname}` | Gets the attachment of a document
| `PUT /{db}/{docid}/{attname}` | Adds an attachment of a document
| `DELETE /{db}/{docid}/{attname}` | Deletes an attachment of a document

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