CouchDB Input

The CouchDB Input step retrieves documents from a view in a design document in a CouchDB database.

Output

This step outputs one field:

• JSON (String). Contains one row per document returned by the selected view.

Step name

• Step name: Specify the unique name of the CouchDB Input step on the canvas.

Options

Configure the CouchDB connection and the view to query.

Option	Description
Host name or IP	Specify the host name for the connection to your database.
Port	Specify the port number for the connection to your database.
Database	Specify the name of the database.
Design document	Identify the source design document. Design documents are a special type of CouchDB document that contains application code. See CouchDB Design Documents for more information.
View name	Identify the source CouchDB view. See CouchDB Views for more information.
Authentication user	Specify the user name required to access the database.
Authentication password	Specify the password required to access the database.

Learn more

See the CouchDB guide for background on CouchDB, design documents, and views.

Metadata injection support

This step does not support metadata injection.