3.10. HTTP Resource Handlers

3.10.1. Global HTTP Handlers

[httpd_global_handlers]

These HTTP resources are provided for CouchDB server root level.

/

[httpd_global_handlers]
/ = {couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_welcome_req, <<"Welcome">>}

favicon.ico

The favicon handler looks for favicon.ico file within specified directory:

[httpd_global_handlers]
favicon.ico = {couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_favicon_req, "/usr/share/couchdb/www"}

_active_tasks

[httpd_global_handlers]
_active_tasks = {couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_task_status_req}

_all_dbs

Provides a list of all server’s databases:

[httpd_global_handlers]
_all_dbs = {couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_all_dbs_req}

Note

Sometimes you don’t want to disclose database names for everyone, but you also don’t like/want/able to setup any proxies in front of CouchDB. Removing this handler disables _all_dbs resource and there will be no way to get list of available databases.

The same also is true for other resource handlers.

_config

Provides resource to work with CouchDB config remotely. Any config changes that was made via HTTP API are applied automatically on fly and doesn’t requires server instance to be restarted:

[httpd_global_handlers]
_config = {couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_config_req}

_log

[httpd_global_handlers]
_log = {couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_log_req}

_oauth

[httpd_global_handlers]
_oauth = {couch_httpd_oauth, handle_oauth_req}

_replicate

Provides an API to run temporary replications:

[httpd_global_handlers]
_replicate = {couch_replicator_httpd, handle_req}

_restart

[httpd_global_handlers]
_restart = {couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_restart_req}

_session

Provides a resource with information about the current user’s session:

[httpd_global_handlers]
_session = {couch_httpd_auth, handle_session_req}

_stats

[httpd_global_handlers]
_stats = {couch_httpd_stats_handlers, handle_stats_req}

_utils

The _utils handler serves Futon‘s web administration page:

[httpd_global_handlers]
_utils = {couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_utils_dir_req, "/usr/share/couchdb/www"}

In similar way, you may setup custom handler to let CouchDB serve any static files.

_uuids

Provides a resource to get UUIDs generated by CouchDB:

[httpd_global_handlers]
_uuids = {couch_httpd_misc_handlers, handle_uuids_req}

This is useful when your client environment isn’t capable of providing truly random IDs (web browsers e.g.).

3.10.2. Database HTTP Handlers

[httpd_db_handlers]

These HTTP resources are available on every CouchDB database.

_all_docs

[httpd_db_handlers]
_all_docs = {couch_mrview_http, handle_all_docs_req}

_changes

[httpd_db_handlers]
_changes = {couch_httpd_db, handle_changes_req}

_compact

[httpd_db_handlers]
_compact = {couch_httpd_db, handle_compact_req}

_design

[httpd_db_handlers]
_design = {couch_httpd_db, handle_design_req}

_temp_view

[httpd_db_handlers]
_temp_view = {couch_mrview_http, handle_temp_view_req}

_view_cleanup

[httpd_db_handlers]
_view_cleanup = {couch_mrview_http, handle_cleanup_req}

3.10.3. Design Documents HTTP Handlers

[httpd_design_handlers]

These HTTP resources are provided for design documents.

_compact

[httpd_design_handlers]
_compact = {couch_mrview_http, handle_compact_req}

_info

[httpd_design_handlers]
_info = {couch_mrview_http, handle_info_req}

_list

[httpd_design_handlers]
_list = {couch_mrview_show, handle_view_list_req}

_rewrite

[httpd_design_handlers]
_rewrite = {couch_httpd_rewrite, handle_rewrite_req}

_show

[httpd_design_handlers]
_show = {couch_mrview_show, handle_doc_show_req}

_update

[httpd_design_handlers]
_update = {couch_mrview_show, handle_doc_update_req}

_view

[httpd_design_handlers]
_view = {couch_mrview_http, handle_view_req}