Setting memory quota
HTTP method and URI
The memory quota configures how much RAM to be allocated to Couchbase for every node within the cluster.
POST /pools/default| Memory quota | Description |
|---|---|
| Method | POST /pools/default |
| Request Data | Payload with memory quota setting |
| Response Data | Empty |
| Authentication Required | yes |
Syntax
Raw HTTP request syntax:
POST /pools/default HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:8091
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8
Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YWRtaW4=
Content-Length: xx
memoryQuota=[quotaNumber] Curl request syntax:
curl -X POST -u [admin]:[password] -d memoryQuota=[quotaNumber]
http://localhost:port/pools/default
Example
Raw HTTP request that sets the memory quota for a cluster at 400MB:
POST /pools/default HTTP/1.1
Host: 127.0.0.1:8091
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=UTF-8
Authorization: Basic YWRtaW46YWRtaW4=
Content-Length: xx
memoryQuota=400 Curl request example that sets the memory quota for a cluster at 400MB:
curl -X POST -u admin:password -d memoryQuota=400 http://127.0.0.1:8091/pools/default
Response codes
| Response codes | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | OK |
| 400 | Bad Request JSON: The RAM Quota value is too small. |
| 401 | Unauthorized |
The following is an example HTTP response code:
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 0