Company
Date Published
Author
Laurent Doguin
Word count
1784
Language
English
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None

Summary

cURL is a widely-used command line tool for transferring data with URL syntax, and it can be integrated with the Couchbase N1QL query language to access external JSON data over HTTP(S) endpoints. This integration allows users to execute N1QL queries that incorporate external data sources, such as Google Maps API for geocoding or Fulltext Search (FTS) for querying specific datasets. By using cURL within N1QL queries, users can enhance their data manipulation capabilities by joining JSON endpoints with Couchbase buckets, effectively mapping external JSON data to a database structure. While not all cURL features are supported, basic functionality like GET and POST requests, along with some transfer-related options, are available. This approach offers an innovative way to handle large JSON files and external API data, enabling advanced operations such as updating documents with geolocation data or retrieving popular name statistics from public datasets. The flexibility of cURL within N1QL opens up possibilities for more dynamic and integrated data workflows, and feedback is encouraged to improve and expand this feature.