facilitates a simple and fast access to databases through HTTP. The HTTP methods
GET, PUT, DELETE, and POST can be used to interact with the database.
=Usage=
By default, REST services are available at {{Code|http://admin:admin@localhost:8984/rest/}}. Most browsers can be used to perform simple REST requests and display the response. When requesting the first result, you may need to enter your credentials (default: <code>admin</code>/<code>admin</code>, [[Web Application#User Management|see further]]). Some alternatives for using REST are listed in the [[#Usage Examples|Usage Examples]].