The Couchbase Server can be accessed via a REST API, the Couchbase Administrative Console, or the Couchbase CLI. For most cases, this API is used for management and administration of a Couchbase cluster, however as a developer you should be aware that these tools available, and there are some standard bucket operations you may find helpful. For more information about these three tools, see:
Using the Couchbase Web Console, for information on using the Couchbase Administrative Console,
Couchbase CLI, for the command line interface,
Couchbase REST API, for creating and managing Couchbase resources.
The following areas can be administered using the Couchbase REST API, the Couchbase Administrative Console, or Couchbase CLI:
Managing individual Couchbase Server instances, or nodes,
Managing clusters of servers,
Managing data buckets, such as create new buckets, changing settings and so on,
Handling views,
Managing Cross datacenter replication (XDCR.)