name: Couchbase Search Service Capabilities
description: >-
  Workflow capabilities exposed by the Couchbase Search Service REST API for
  full-text and vector index management and search query execution.
url: https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/rest-api/rest-fts.html
version: '1.0'
modified: '2026-04-28'
api: Couchbase Search Service REST API
baseURL: https://localhost:8094
capabilities:
  - name: Full Text Index Management
    description: Define, update, delete, and inspect full text and vector indexes.
    inputs:
      - index definition
      - mapping rules
    outputs:
      - index status
  - name: Search Query Execution
    description: Run text, fuzzy, faceted, geo, and vector search queries against indexes.
    inputs:
      - search query
      - facet definitions
    outputs:
      - hits, snippets, facets
useCases:
  - name: Search-Powered UX
    description: Power application search bars with fuzzy matching, faceted filters, and highlighting.
    capabilities:
      - Search Query Execution
  - name: Vector Search
    description: Index and query vector embeddings for retrieval-augmented generation workloads.
    capabilities:
      - Full Text Index Management
      - Search Query Execution