Layers¶
The REST API allows you to list, create, upload, update, and delete layers in GeoServer.
Note
Read the API reference for /layers.
Listing all layers¶
List all layers on the server, in JSON format:
Request
curl
curl -u admin:geoserver -XGET http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/layers.json
Response
{
"layers": {
"layer": [
{
"name": "giant_polygon",
"href": "http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/layers/giant_polygon.json"
},
{
"name": "poi",
"href": "http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/layers/poi.json"
},
...
]
}
}
List all layers on the server, in XML format:
Request
curl
curl -u admin:geoserver -XGET http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/layers.xml
Response
<layers>
<layer>
<name>giant_polygon</name>
<atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/layers/giant_polygon.xml" type="application/xml"/>
</layer>
<layer>
<name>poi</name>
<atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="alternate" href="http://localhost:8080/geoserver/rest/layers/poi.xml" type="application/xml"/>
</layer>
...
</layers>
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