
MarkLogic 12 Product Documentation
GET /manage/v2/forests/{id|name}Summary
Retrieve information about a forest. The forest can be identified either by id
or name.
| URL Parameters |
| format |
The format of the returned data. Can be either
json or xml (default). This parameter is not meaningful with
view=edit. This value overrides the Accept header if both are present. |
| view |
A specific view of the returned data. Can be either
default, counts, edit, or status.
Default: default. |
| property |
This parameter returns a specific count value
when using view=counts. The value can be any first-level child element of the
count-properties element. You can include multiple property
parameters in this resource address. |
| 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
For all views except edit, upon success, MarkLogic Server returns
status code 200 (OK), and the response body contains the requested data. If
view=edit, MarkLogic Server responds with status code 302 (Found) and the
Location header contains a redirect to the appropriate page in the Admin Interface.
Required Privileges
This operation requires the
manage-user role, or the following
privilege:
http://marklogic.com/xdmp/privileges/manage
Usage Notes
The counts view includes the stand count, document count, directory count, reindex
refragment fragment count, reindex fragment count, and refragment document count.
The structure of the data in the response for the default view is as follows:
id
A forest unique ID (64-bit value).
name
The forest name.
metaProperties of the view rather than the resource.
This is a complex structure with the following children:
uriThe path to the view.
current-timeThe timestamp for when the view was generated.
elapsed-timeThe time required to construct the view. The
elapsed time indicates the relative cost of generating the view. Consider
the cost when determining how frequently to request a view.
start-minThe timestamp for filtering out more recent
requests or transactions.
view-errorAn error limiting the data in the view.
This is a complex structure with the following children:
error-typeThe kind of error.
error-nameThe name of the error.
error-codeThe error identifier.
error-messageThe error text.
relationsRelationships to resources.
This is a complex structure with the following children:
relation-groupRelated resources with the same type.
This is a complex structure with the following children:
urirefThe path for a resource or list of resources.
typerefThe type of a resource or list of resources.
rolerefA role that distinguishes the resource.
relation-countThe number of related resources.
relationA specific related resource.
This is a complex structure with the following children:
qualifiersA list of associated resources that distinguish the resource.
This is a complex structure with the following children:
qualifierAnother resource that qualifies the resource.
This is a complex structure with the following children:
urirefThe path for a resource or list of resources.
typerefThe type of a resource or list of resources.
idrefThe numeric identifier for the resource.
namerefThe name of the resource.
urirefThe path for a resource or list of resources.
typerefThe type of a resource or list of resources.
rolerefA role that distinguishes the resource.
idrefThe numeric identifier for the resource.
namerefThe name of the resource.
related-viewsA list of broader or narrower views on the resource or resource type.
This is a complex structure with the following children:
related-viewA broader or narrower view on the resource or resource type.
This is a complex structure with the following children:
view-typeThe kind of view.
view-nameThe name of the view.
view-uriThe path for the view.
Example
http://localhost:8002/manage/v2/forests/Documents
==> Returns the default information on the Documents forest.
Example
http://localhost:8002/manage/v2/forests/Documents?format=json
==> Returns information about the Documents forest, as JSON.
Example
http://localhost:8002/manage/v2/forests/Documents?view=counts
==> Returns counts view information of Documents forest
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