GET databases/:database_name/configuration

Returns a list of configuration parameters for the database identified by :database_name. The :database_name is the value of the name field that the GET databases command returns.

Resource URL

https://<NODE>:5444/databases/:database_name/configuration

Authentication

Requires a VerticaAPIKey in the request header.

The API key must have restricted level security or higher.

Parameters

user_id
A database username.
passwd
The password for the username.

Example Request

GET
https://<NODE>:5444/databases/testDB/configuration?user_id=username&passwd=username_password

Response:

This API call returns over 100 configuration parameters.. The following response is a small subset of the total amount returned.

[
    {
        "node_name": "ALL",
        "parameter_name": "ACDAlgorithmForSynopsisVersion1",
        "current_value": "1",
        "restart_value": "1",
        "database_value": "1",
        "default_value": "1",
        "current_level": "DEFAULT",
        "restart_level": "DEFAULT",
        "is_mismatch": "f",
        "groups": "",
        "allowed_levels": "SESSION, DATABASE",
        "superuser_visible_only": "f",
        "change_under_support_guidance": "t",
        "change_requires_restart": "f",
        "description": "Algorithm used to interpret synopsis version 1 for approximate count distinct"
    },
    {
        "node_name": "ALL",
        "parameter_name": "ACDLinearCountThreshold",
        "current_value": "-1.000000",
        "restart_value": "-1.000000",
        "database_value": "-1.000000",
        "default_value": "-1.000000",
        "current_level": "DEFAULT",
        "restart_level": "DEFAULT",
        "is_mismatch": "f",
        "groups": "",
        "allowed_levels": "SESSION, DATABASE",
        "superuser_visible_only": "f",
        "change_under_support_guidance": "t",
        "change_requires_restart": "f",
        "description": "If positive, will overwrite the default linear counting threshold in approximate count distinct"
    },
    {
        "node_name": "ALL",
        "parameter_name": "ACDSynopsisVersion",
        "current_value": "2",
        "restart_value": "2",
        "database_value": "2",
        "default_value": "2",
        "current_level": "DEFAULT",
        "restart_level": "DEFAULT",
        "is_mismatch": "f",
        "groups": "",
        "allowed_levels": "SESSION, DATABASE",
        "superuser_visible_only": "f",
        "change_under_support_guidance": "t",
        "change_requires_restart": "f",
        "description": "Default synopsis version to be generated by approximate count distinct"
    },
    {
        "node_name": "ALL",
        "parameter_name": "AHMBackupManagement",
        "current_value": "0",
        "restart_value": "0",
        "database_value": "0",
        "default_value": "0",
        "current_level": "DEFAULT",
        "restart_level": "DEFAULT",
        "is_mismatch": "f",
        "groups": "",
        "allowed_levels": "NODE, DATABASE",
        "superuser_visible_only": "f",
        "change_under_support_guidance": "t",
        "change_requires_restart": "f",
        "description": "Consider backup epochs when setting new AHM"
    },
    {
        "node_name": "ALL",
        "parameter_name": "ARCCommitPercentage",
        "current_value": "3.000000",
        "restart_value": "3.000000",
        "database_value": "3.000000",
        "default_value": "3.000000",
        "current_level": "DEFAULT",
        "restart_level": "DEFAULT",
        "is_mismatch": "f",
        "groups": "",
        "allowed_levels": "DATABASE",
        "superuser_visible_only": "f",
        "change_under_support_guidance": "t",
        "change_requires_restart": "f",
        "description": "ARC will commit only if the change is more than the percentage specified"
    },
    {
        "node_name": "ALL",
        "parameter_name": "AWSCAFile",
        "current_value": "",
        "restart_value": "",
        "database_value": "",
        "default_value": "",
        "current_level": "DEFAULT",
        "restart_level": "DEFAULT",
        "is_mismatch": "f",
        "groups": "",
        "allowed_levels": "DATABASE",
        "superuser_visible_only": "f",
        "change_under_support_guidance": "f",
        "change_requires_restart": "f",
        "description": "Overrides the default CA file"
    },
	...
]