Return the role of a server in a cluster

Return the role of a server in a cluster

GET /_admin/server/role

Returns the role of a server in a cluster. The role is returned in the role attribute of the result. Possible return values for role are:

  • SINGLE: the server is a standalone server without clustering
  • COORDINATOR: the server is a Coordinator in a cluster
  • PRIMARY: the server is a DB-Server in a cluster
  • SECONDARY: this role is not used anymore
  • AGENT: the server is an Agency node in a cluster
  • UNDEFINED: in a cluster, UNDEFINED is returned if the server role cannot be determined.

HTTP 200 Is returned in all cases.

  • error: always false

  • code: the HTTP status code, always 200

  • errorNum: the server error number

  • role: one of [ SINGLE, COORDINATOR, PRIMARY, SECONDARY, AGENT, UNDEFINED]