MarkLogic 9 Product Documentation
GET /manage/v2/databases/{id|name}?view=package

Summary

This resource address returns configuration details about the named database in a format suitable for use with the /manage/v2/packages interfaces. The database can be identifed either by id or name.

URL Parameters
format	The format of the returned data. Can be either `html`, `json`, or `xml` (default). This value overrides the Accept header if both are present.

Request Headers
Accept	The expected MIME type of the response. If the `format` parameter is present, it takes precedence over the Accept header.

Response Headers
Content-type	The MIME type of the data in the response body. Depending upon the value of the `format` parameter or Accept header, one of `application/xml`, `application/json`, or `text/html`.

Response

Upon success, MarkLogic Server returns status code 200 (OK), and the response body contains the requested data. If the URI is malformed or the database does not exist, a status code of 400 (Bad Request) is returned. A status code of 401 (Unauthorized) is returned if the user does not have the necessary privileges.

Required Privileges

This operation requires one of the following:

the manage-user role
the following privilege:
http://marklogic.com/xdmp/privileges/manage
the manage role plus one of the following granular privileges:
- http://marklogic.com/xdmp/privileges/admin/database/database-ID
- http://marklogic.com/xdmp/privileges/admin/database/activity/database-ID
where activity is one of the following:
- backup
- merge
- restore
- clear
- index

Usage Notes

You can request a package view as HTML, XML, or JSON, but only the XML and JSON formats can be used as input to the /manage/v2/packages interfaces, such as POST /manage/v2/packages/{pkgname}.

Example