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WebHDFS REST API

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* {Introduction}

  The HTTP REST API supports the complete
  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}/{{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileContext.html}FileContext}}
  interface for HDFS.
  The operations and the corresponding FileSystem/FileContext methods are shown in the next section.
  The Section {{HTTP Query Parameter Dictionary}} specifies the parameter details
  such as the defaults and the valid values.

** {Operations}

  * HTTP GET

    * {{{Open and Read a File}<<<OPEN>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.open)

    * {{{Status of a File/Directory}<<<GETFILESTATUS>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getFileStatus)

    * {{<<<LISTSTATUS>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.listStatus)

    * {{{Get Content Summary of a Directory}<<<GETCONTENTSUMMARY>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getContentSummary)

    * {{{Get File Checksum}<<<GETFILECHECKSUM>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getFileChecksum)

    * {{{Get Home Directory}<<<GETHOMEDIRECTORY>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getHomeDirectory)

    * {{{Get Delegation Token}<<<GETDELEGATIONTOKEN>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getDelegationToken)

    * {{{Get Delegation Tokens}<<<GETDELEGATIONTOKENS>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getDelegationTokens)

  * HTTP PUT

    * {{{Create and Write to a File}<<<CREATE>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.create)

    * {{{Make a Directory}<<<MKDIRS>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.mkdirs)

    * {{{Create a Symbolic Link}<<<CREATESYMLINK>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileContext.html}FileContext}}.createSymlink)

    * {{{Rename a File/Directory}<<<RENAME>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.rename)

    * {{{Set Replication Factor}<<<SETREPLICATION>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.setReplication)

    * {{{Set Owner}<<<SETOWNER>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.setOwner)

    * {{{Set Permission}<<<SETPERMISSION>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.setPermission)

    * {{{Set Access or Modification Time}<<<SETTIMES>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.setTimes)

    * {{{Renew Delegation Token}<<<RENEWDELEGATIONTOKEN>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.renewDelegationToken)

    * {{{Cancel Delegation Token}<<<CANCELDELEGATIONTOKEN>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.cancelDelegationToken)

  * HTTP POST

    * {{{Append to a File}<<<APPEND>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.append)

  * HTTP DELETE

    * {{{Delete a File/Directory}<<<DELETE>>>}}
        (see  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.delete)

** {FileSystem URIs vs HTTP URLs}

  The FileSystem scheme of WebHDFS is "<<<webhdfs://>>>".
  A WebHDFS FileSystem URI has the following format.

+---------------------------------
  webhdfs://<HOST>:<HTTP_PORT>/<PATH>
+---------------------------------

  The above WebHDFS URI corresponds to the below HDFS URI.

+---------------------------------
  hdfs://<HOST>:<RPC_PORT>/<PATH>
+---------------------------------

  In the REST API, the prefix "<<</webhdfs/v1>>>" is inserted in the path and a query is appended at the end.
  Therefore, the corresponding HTTP URL has the following format.

+---------------------------------
  http://<HOST>:<HTTP_PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=...
+---------------------------------

** {HDFS Configuration Options}

  Below are the HDFS configuration options for WebHDFS.

*-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
|| Property Name	                          || Description                                      |
*-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| <<<dfs.webhdfs.enabled                      >>> | Enable/disable WebHDFS in Namenodes and Datanodes |
*-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| <<<dfs.web.authentication.kerberos.principal>>> | The HTTP Kerberos principal used by Hadoop-Auth in the HTTP endpoint. The HTTP Kerberos principal MUST start with 'HTTP/' per Kerberos HTTP SPNEGO specification. |
*-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
| <<<dfs.web.authentication.kerberos.keytab   >>> | The Kerberos keytab file with the credentials for the HTTP Kerberos principal used by Hadoop-Auth in the HTTP endpoint. |
*-------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+

* {Authentication}

  When security is <off>, the authenticated user is the username specified in the <<<user.name>>> query parameter.
  If the <<<user.name>>> parameter is not set,
  the server may either set the authenticated user to a default web user, if there is any, or return an error response.


  When security is <on>, authentication is performed by either Hadoop delegation token or Kerberos SPNEGO.
  If a token is set in the <<<delegation>>> query parameter, the authenticated user is the user encoded in the token.
  If the <<<delegation>>> parameter is not set, the user is authenticated by Kerberos SPNEGO.


  Below are examples using the <<<curl>>> command tool.

  [[1]] Authentication when security is off:

+---------------------------------
curl -i "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?[user.name=<USER>&]op=..."
+---------------------------------
 
  [[1]] Authentication using Kerberos SPNEGO when security is on:

+---------------------------------
curl -i --negotiate -u : "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=..."
+---------------------------------
 
  [[1]] Authentication using Hadoop delegation token when security is on:

+---------------------------------
curl -i "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?delegation=<TOKEN>&op=..."
+---------------------------------

* {Proxy Users}

  When the proxy user feature is enabled, a proxy user <P> may submit a request on behalf of another user <U>.
  The username of <U> must be specified in the <<<doas>>> query parameter unless a delegation token is presented in authentication.
  In such case, the information of both users <P> and <U> must be encoded in the delegation token.

  [[1]] A proxy request when security is off:

+---------------------------------
curl -i "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?[user.name=<USER>&]doas=<USER>&op=..."
+---------------------------------

  [[1]] A proxy request using Kerberos SPNEGO when security is on:

+---------------------------------
curl -i --negotiate -u : "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?doas=<USER>&op=..."
+---------------------------------

  [[1]] A proxy request using Hadoop delegation token when security is on:

+---------------------------------
curl -i "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?delegation=<TOKEN>&op=..."
+---------------------------------


* {File and Directory Operations}

** {Create and Write to a File}

  * Step 1: Submit a HTTP PUT request without automatically following redirects and without sending the file data.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X PUT "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=CREATE
                    [&overwrite=<true|false>][&blocksize=<LONG>][&replication=<SHORT>]
                    [&permission=<OCTAL>][&buffersize=<INT>]"
+---------------------------------

  The request is redirected to a datanode where the file data is to be written:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 307 TEMPORARY_REDIRECT
Location: http://<DATANODE>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=CREATE...
Content-Length: 0
+---------------------------------

  * Step 2: Submit another HTTP PUT request using the URL in the <<<Location>>> header with the file data to be written.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X PUT -T <LOCAL_FILE> "http://<DATANODE>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=CREATE..."
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a <<<201 Created>>> response with zero content length
  and the WebHDFS URI of the file in the <<<Location>>> header:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: webhdfs://<HOST>:<PORT>/<PATH>
Content-Length: 0
+---------------------------------

  []

  <<Note>> that the reason of having two-step create/append is
  for preventing clients to send out data before the redirect.
  This issue is addressed by the "<<<Expect: 100-continue>>>" header in HTTP/1.1;
  see {{{http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec8.html#sec8.2.3}RFC 2616, Section 8.2.3}}.
  Unfortunately, there are software library bugs (e.g. Jetty 6 HTTP server and Java 6 HTTP client),
  which do not correctly implement "<<<Expect: 100-continue>>>".
  The two-step create/append is a temporary workaround for the software library bugs.

  See also:
  {{{Overwrite}<<<overwrite>>>}},
  {{{Block Size}<<<blocksize>>>}},
  {{{Replication}<<<replication>>>}},
  {{{Permission}<<<permission>>>}},
  {{{Buffer Size}<<<buffersize>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.create


** {Append to a File}

  * Step 1: Submit a HTTP POST request without automatically following redirects and without sending the file data.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X POST "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=APPEND[&buffersize=<INT>]"
+---------------------------------

  The request is redirected to a datanode where the file data is to be appended:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 307 TEMPORARY_REDIRECT
Location: http://<DATANODE>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=APPEND...
Content-Length: 0
+---------------------------------

  * Step 2: Submit another HTTP POST request using the URL in the <<<Location>>> header with the file data to be appended.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X POST -T <LOCAL_FILE> "http://<DATANODE>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=APPEND..."
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with zero content length:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 0
+---------------------------------

  []

  See the note in the previous section for the description of why this operation requires two steps.

  See also:
  {{{Buffer Size}<<<buffersize>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.append


** {Open and Read a File}

  * Submit a HTTP GET request with automatically following redirects.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -L "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=OPEN
                    [&offset=<LONG>][&length=<LONG>][&buffersize=<INT>]"
+---------------------------------

  The request is redirected to a datanode where the file data can be read:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 307 TEMPORARY_REDIRECT
Location: http://<DATANODE>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=OPEN...
Content-Length: 0
+---------------------------------

  The client follows the redirect to the datanode and receives the file data:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Content-Length: 22

Hello, webhdfs user!
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Offset}<<<offset>>>}},
  {{{Length}<<<length>>>}},
  {{{Buffer Size}<<<buffersize>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.open


** {Make a Directory}

  * Submit a HTTP PUT request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X PUT "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/<PATH>?op=MKDIRS[&permission=<OCTAL>]"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with a {{{Boolean JSON Schema}<<<boolean>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{"boolean": true}
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Permission}<<<permission>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.mkdirs


** {Create a Symbolic Link}

  * Submit a HTTP PUT request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X PUT "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/<PATH>?op=CREATESYMLINK
                              &destination=<PATH>[&createParent=<true|false>]"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with zero content length:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 0
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Destination}<<<destination>>>}},
  {{{Create Parent}<<<createParent>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.createSymlink


** {Rename a File/Directory}

  * Submit a HTTP PUT request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X PUT "<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=RENAME&destination=<PATH>"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with a {{{Boolean JSON Schema}<<<boolean>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{"boolean": true}
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Destination}<<<destination>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.rename


** {Delete a File/Directory}

  * Submit a HTTP DELETE request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X DELETE "http://<host>:<port>/webhdfs/v1/<path>?op=DELETE
                              [&recursive=<true|false>]"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with a {{{Boolean JSON Schema}<<<boolean>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{"boolean": true}
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Recursive}<<<recursive>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.delete


** {Status of a File/Directory}

  * Submit a HTTP GET request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i  "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=GETFILESTATUS"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with a {{{FileStatus JSON Schema}<<<FileStatus>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{
  "FileStatus":
  {
    "accessTime"      : 0,
    "blockSize"       : 0,
    "group"           : "supergroup",
    "length"          : 0,             //in bytes, zero for directories
    "modificationTime": 1320173277227,
    "owner"           : "webuser",
    "pathSuffix"      : "",
    "permission"      : "777",
    "replication"     : 0,
    "type"            : "DIRECTORY"    //enum {FILE, DIRECTORY, SYMLINK}
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getFileStatus


** {List a Directory}

  * Submit a HTTP GET request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i  "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=LISTSTATUS"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with a {{{FileStatuses JSON Schema}<<<FileStatuses>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 427

{
  "FileStatuses":
  {
    "FileStatus":
    [
      {
        "accessTime"      : 1320171722771,
        "blockSize"       : 33554432,
        "group"           : "supergroup",
        "length"          : 24930,
        "modificationTime": 1320171722771,
        "owner"           : "webuser",
        "pathSuffix"      : "a.patch",
        "permission"      : "644",
        "replication"     : 1,
        "type"            : "FILE"
      },
      {
        "accessTime"      : 0,
        "blockSize"       : 0,
        "group"           : "supergroup",
        "length"          : 0,
        "modificationTime": 1320895981256,
        "owner"           : "szetszwo",
        "pathSuffix"      : "bar",
        "permission"      : "711",
        "replication"     : 0,
        "type"            : "DIRECTORY"
      },
      ...
    ]
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.listStatus


* {Other File System Operations}

** {Get Content Summary of a Directory}

  * Submit a HTTP GET request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=GETCONTENTSUMMARY"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with a {{{ContentSummary JSON Schema}<<<ContentSummary>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{
  "ContentSummary":
  {
    "directoryCount": 2,
    "fileCount"     : 1,
    "length"        : 24930,
    "quota"         : -1,
    "spaceConsumed" : 24930,
    "spaceQuota"    : -1
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getContentSummary


** {Get File Checksum}

  * Submit a HTTP GET request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=GETFILECHECKSUM"
+---------------------------------

  The request is redirected to a datanode:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 307 TEMPORARY_REDIRECT
Location: http://<DATANODE>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=GETFILECHECKSUM...
Content-Length: 0
+---------------------------------

  The client follows the redirect to the datanode and receives a {{{FileChecksum JSON Schema}<<<FileChecksum>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{
  "FileChecksum":
  {
    "algorithm": "MD5-of-1MD5-of-512CRC32",
    "bytes"    : "eadb10de24aa315748930df6e185c0d ...",
    "length"   : 28
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getFileChecksum


** {Get Home Directory}

  * Submit a HTTP GET request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/?op=GETHOMEDIRECTORY"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with a {{{Path JSON Schema}<<<Path>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{"Path": "/user/szetszwo"}
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getHomeDirectory


** {Set Permission}

  * Submit a HTTP PUT request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X PUT "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=SETPERMISSION
                              [&permission=<OCTAL>]"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with zero content length:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 0
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Permission}<<<permission>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.setPermission


** {Set Owner}

  * Submit a HTTP PUT request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X PUT "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=SETOWNER
                              [&owner=<USER>][&group=<GROUP>]"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with zero content length:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 0
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Owner}<<<owner>>>}},
  {{{Group}<<<group>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.setOwner


** {Set Replication Factor}

  * Submit a HTTP PUT request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X PUT "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=SETREPLICATION
                              [&replication=<SHORT>]"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with a {{{Boolean JSON Schema}<<<boolean>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{"boolean": true}
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Replication}<<<replication>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.setReplication


** {Set Access or Modification Time}

  * Submit a HTTP PUT request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X PUT "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/<PATH>?op=SETTIMES
                              [&modificationtime=<TIME>][&accesstime=<TIME>]"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with zero content length:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 0
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Modification Time}<<<modificationtime>>>}},
  {{{Access Time}<<<accesstime>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.setTimes


* {Delegation Token Operations}

** {Get Delegation Token}

  * Submit a HTTP GET request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/?op=GETDELEGATIONTOKEN&renewer=<USER>"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with a {{{Token JSON Schema}<<<Token>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{
  "Token":
  {
    "urlString": "JQAIaG9y..."
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Renewer}<<<renewer>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getDelegationToken


** {Get Delegation Tokens}

  * Submit a HTTP GET request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/?op=GETDELEGATIONTOKENS&renewer=<USER>"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with a {{{Tokens JSON Schema}<<<Tokens>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{
  "Tokens":
  {
    "Token":
    [
      {
        "urlString":"KAAKSm9i ..."
      }
    ]
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Renewer}<<<renewer>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.getDelegationTokens


** {Renew Delegation Token}

  * Submit a HTTP PUT request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X PUT "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/?op=RENEWDELEGATIONTOKEN&token=<TOKEN>"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with a {{{Long JSON Schema}<<<long>>> JSON object}}:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{"long": 1320962673997}           //the new expiration time
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Token}<<<token>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.renewDelegationToken


** {Cancel Delegation Token}

  * Submit a HTTP PUT request.

+---------------------------------
curl -i -X PUT "http://<HOST>:<PORT>/webhdfs/v1/?op=CANCELDELEGATIONTOKEN&token=<TOKEN>"
+---------------------------------

  The client receives a response with zero content length:

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 0
+---------------------------------

  []

  See also:
  {{{Token}<<<token>>>}},
   {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileSystem.html}FileSystem}}.cancelDelegationToken


* {Error Responses}

  When an operation fails, the server may throw an exception.
  The JSON schema of error responses is defined in {{<<<RemoteException>>> JSON schema}}.
  The table below shows the mapping from exceptions to HTTP response codes.

** {HTTP Response Codes}

*-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
|| Exceptions                         || HTTP Response Codes            |
*-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| <<<IllegalArgumentException     >>> | <<<400 Bad Request          >>> |
*-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| <<<UnsupportedOperationException>>> | <<<400 Bad Request          >>> |
*-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| <<<SecurityException            >>> | <<<401 Unauthorized         >>> |
*-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| <<<IOException                  >>> | <<<403 Forbidden            >>> |
*-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| <<<FileNotFoundException        >>> | <<<404 Not Found            >>> |
*-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| <<<RumtimeException             >>> | <<<500 Internal Server Error>>> |
*-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+

  Below are examples of exception responses.

*** {Illegal Argument Exception}

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{
  "RemoteException":
  {
    "exception"    : "IllegalArgumentException",
    "javaClassName": "java.lang.IllegalArgumentException",
    "message"      : "Invalid value for webhdfs parameter \"permission\": ..."
  }
}
+---------------------------------


*** {Security Exception}

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{
  "RemoteException":
  {
    "exception"    : "SecurityException",
    "javaClassName": "java.lang.SecurityException",
    "message"      : "Failed to obtain user group information: ..."
  }
}
+---------------------------------


*** {Access Control Exception}

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{
  "RemoteException":
  {
    "exception"    : "AccessControlException",
    "javaClassName": "org.apache.hadoop.security.AccessControlException",
    "message"      : "Permission denied: ..."
  }
}
+---------------------------------


*** {File Not Found Exception}

+---------------------------------
HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
Content-Type: application/json
Transfer-Encoding: chunked

{
  "RemoteException":
  {
    "exception"    : "FileNotFoundException",
    "javaClassName": "java.io.FileNotFoundException",
    "message"      : "File does not exist: /foo/a.patch"
  }
}
+---------------------------------


* {JSON Schemas}

  All operations, except for {{{Open and Read a File}<<<OPEN>>>}},
  either return a zero-length response or a JSON response. 
  For {{{Open and Read a File}<<<OPEN>>>}}, the response is an octet-stream.
  The JSON schemas are shown below.
  See {{{http://tools.ietf.org/id/draft-zyp-json-schema-03.html}draft-zyp-json-schema-03}}
  for the syntax definitions of the JSON schemas.


** {Boolean JSON Schema}

+---------------------------------
{
  "name"      : "boolean",
  "properties":
  {
    "boolean":
    {
      "description": "A boolean value",
      "type"       : "boolean",
      "required"   : true
    }
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  See also:
  {{{Make a Directory}<<<MKDIRS>>>}},
  {{{Rename a File/Directory}<<<RENAME>>>}},
  {{{Delete a File/Directory}<<<DELETE>>>}},
  {{{Set Replication Factor}<<<SETREPLICATION>>>}}


** {ContentSummary JSON Schema}

+---------------------------------
{
  "name"      : "ContentSummary",
  "properties":
  {
    "ContentSummary":
    {
      "type"      : "object",
      "properties":
      {
        "directoryCount":
        {
          "description": "The number of directories.",
          "type"       : "integer",
          "required"   : true
        },
        "fileCount":
        {
          "description": "The number of files.",
          "type"       : "integer",
          "required"   : true
        },
        "length":
        {
          "description": "The number of bytes used by the content.",
          "type"       : "integer",
          "required"   : true
        },
        "quota":
        {
          "description": "The namespace quota of this directory.",
          "type"       : "integer",
          "required"   : true
        },
        "spaceConsumed":
        {
          "description": "The disk space consumed by the content.",
          "type"       : "integer",
          "required"   : true
        },
        "spaceQuota":
        {
          "description": "The disk space quota.",
          "type"       : "integer",
          "required"   : true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  See also:
  {{{Get Content Summary of a Directory}<<<GETCONTENTSUMMARY>>>}}


** {FileChecksum JSON Schema}

+---------------------------------
{
  "name"      : "FileChecksum",
  "properties":
  {
    "FileChecksum":
    {
      "type"      : "object",
      "properties":
      {
        "algorithm":
        {
          "description": "The name of the checksum algorithm.",
          "type"       : "string",
          "required"   : true
        },
        "bytes":
        {
          "description": "The byte sequence of the checksum in hexadecimal.",
          "type"       : "string",
          "required"   : true
        },
        "length":
        {
          "description": "The length of the bytes (not the length of the string).",
          "type"       : "integer",
          "required"   : true
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  See also:
  {{{Get File Checksum}<<<GETFILECHECKSUM>>>}}


** {FileStatus JSON Schema}

+---------------------------------
{
  "name"      : "FileStatus",
  "properties":
  {
    "FileStatus": fileStatusProperties      //See FileStatus Properties
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  See also:
  {{{FileStatus Properties}<<<FileStatus>>> Properties}},
  {{{Status of a File/Directory}<<<GETFILESTATUS>>>}},
  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileStatus}FileStatus}}


*** {FileStatus Properties}

  JavaScript syntax is used to define <<<fileStatusProperties>>>
  so that it can be referred in both <<<FileStatus>>> and <<<FileStatuses>>> JSON schemas.

+---------------------------------
var fileStatusProperties =
{
  "type"      : "object",
  "properties":
  {
    "accessTime":
    {
      "description": "The access time.",
      "type"       : "integer",
      "required"   : true
    },
    "blockSize":
    {
      "description": "The block size of a file.",
      "type"       : "integer",
      "required"   : true
    },
    "group":
    {
      "description": "The group owner.",
      "type"       : "string",
      "required"   : true
    },
    "length":
    {
      "description": "The number of bytes in a file.",
      "type"       : "integer",
      "required"   : true
    },
    "modificationTime":
    {
      "description": "The modification time.",
      "type"       : "integer",
      "required"   : true
    },
    "owner":
    {
      "description": "The user who is the owner.",
      "type"       : "string",
      "required"   : true
    },
    "pathSuffix":
    {
      "description": "The path suffix.",
      "type"       : "string",
      "required"   : true
    },
    "permission":
    {
      "description": "The permission represented as a octal string.",
      "type"       : "string",
      "required"   : true
    },
    "replication":
    {
      "description": "The number of replication of a file.",
      "type"       : "integer",
      "required"   : true
    },
   "symlink":                                         //an optional property
    {
      "description": "The link target of a symlink.",
      "type"       : "string"
    },
   "type":
    {
      "description": "The type of the path object.",
      "enum"       : ["FILE", "DIRECTORY", "SYMLINK"],
      "required"   : true
    }
  }
};
+---------------------------------


** {FileStatuses JSON Schema}

  A <<<FileStatuses>>> JSON object represents an array of <<<FileStatus>>> JSON objects.

+---------------------------------
{
  "name"      : "FileStatuses",
  "properties":
  {
    "FileStatuses":
    {
      "type"      : "object",
      "properties":
      {
        "FileStatus":
        {
          "description": "An array of FileStatus",
          "type"       : "array",
          "items"      : fileStatusProperties      //See FileStatus Properties
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  See also:
  {{{FileStatus Properties}<<<FileStatus>>> Properties}},
  {{{List a Directory}<<<LISTSTATUS>>>}},
  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/FileStatus}FileStatus}}


** {Long JSON Schema}

+---------------------------------
{
  "name"      : "long",
  "properties":
  {
    "long":
    {
      "description": "A long integer value",
      "type"       : "integer",
      "required"   : true
    }
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  See also:
  {{{Renew Delegation Token}<<<RENEWDELEGATIONTOKEN>>>}},


** {Path JSON Schema}

+---------------------------------
{
  "name"      : "Path",
  "properties":
  {
    "Path":
    {
      "description": "The string representation a Path.",
      "type"       : "string",
      "required"   : true
    }
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  See also:
  {{{Get Home Directory}<<<GETHOMEDIRECTORY>>>}},
  {{{../../api/org/apache/hadoop/fs/Path}Path}}


** {RemoteException JSON Schema}

+---------------------------------
{
  "name"      : "RemoteException",
  "properties":
  {
    "RemoteException":
    {
      "type"      : "object",
      "properties":
      {
        "exception":
        {
          "description": "Name of the exception",
          "type"       : "string",
          "required"   : true
        },
        "message":
        {
          "description": "Exception message",
          "type"       : "string",
          "required"   : true
        },
        "javaClassName":                                     //an optional property
        {
          "description": "Java class name of the exception",
          "type"       : "string",
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  See also:
  {{Error Responses}}


** {Token JSON Schema}

+---------------------------------
{
  "name"      : "Token",
  "properties":
  {
    "Token": tokenProperties      //See Token Properties
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  See also:
  {{{Token Properties}<<<Token>>> Properties}},
  {{{Get Delegation Token}<<<GETDELEGATIONTOKEN>>>}},
  the note in {{Delegation}}.

*** {Token Properties}

  JavaScript syntax is used to define <<<tokenProperties>>>
  so that it can be referred in both <<<Token>>> and <<<Tokens>>> JSON schemas.

+---------------------------------
var tokenProperties =
{
  "type"      : "object",
  "properties":
  {
    "urlString":
    {
      "description": "A delegation token encoded as a URL safe string.",
      "type"       : "string",
      "required"   : true
    }
  }
}
+---------------------------------

** {Tokens JSON Schema}

  A <<<Tokens>>> JSON object represents an array of <<<Token>>> JSON objects.

+---------------------------------
{
  "name"      : "Tokens",
  "properties":
  {
    "Tokens":
    {
      "type"      : "object",
      "properties":
      {
        "Token":
        {
          "description": "An array of Token",
          "type"       : "array",
          "items"      : "Token": tokenProperties      //See Token Properties
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
+---------------------------------

  See also:
  {{{Token Properties}<<<Token>>> Properties}},
  {{{Get Delegation Tokens}<<<GETDELEGATIONTOKENS>>>}},
  the note in {{Delegation}}.


* {HTTP Query Parameter Dictionary}

** {Access Time}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<accesstime>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The access time of a file/directory. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | long |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | -1 (means keeping it unchanged) |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | -1 or a timestamp |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any integer. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Set Access or Modification Time}<<<SETTIMES>>>}}


** {Block Size}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<blocksize>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The block size of a file. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | long |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | Specified in the configuration. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | \> 0 |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any integer. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Create and Write to a File}<<<CREATE>>>}}


** {Buffer Size}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<buffersize>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The size of the buffer used in transferring data. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | int |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | Specified in the configuration. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | \> 0 |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any integer. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Create and Write to a File}<<<CREATE>>>}},
  {{{Append to a File}<<<APPEND>>>}},
  {{{Open and Read a File}<<<OPEN>>>}}


** {Create Parent}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<createparent>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | If the parent directories do not exist, should they be created?   |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | boolean |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | false |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | true | false |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | true | false |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Create a Symbolic Link}<<<CREATESYMLINK>>>}}


** {Delegation}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<delegation>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The delegation token used for authentication. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | String |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | \<empty\> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | An encoded token. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | See the note below. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  <<Note>> that delegation tokens are encoded as a URL safe string;
  see <<<encodeToUrlString()>>>
  and <<<decodeFromUrlString(String)>>>
  in <<<org.apache.hadoop.security.token.Token>>> for the details of the encoding.


  See also:
  {{Authentication}}


** {Destination}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<destination>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The destination path. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | Path |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | \<empty\> (an invalid path) |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | An absolute FileSystem path without scheme and authority. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any path. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Create a Symbolic Link}<<<CREATESYMLINK>>>}},
  {{{Rename a File/Directory}<<<RENAME>>>}}


** {Do As}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<doas>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | Allowing a proxy user to do as another user. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | String |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | null |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | Any valid username. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any string. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{Proxy Users}}


** {Group}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<group>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The name of a group. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | String |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | \<empty\> (means keeping it unchanged) |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | Any valid group name. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any string. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Set Owner}<<<SETOWNER>>>}}


** {Length}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<length>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The number of bytes to be processed. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | long |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | null (means the entire file) |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | \>= 0 or null |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any integer. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Open and Read a File}<<<OPEN>>>}}


** {Modification Time}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<modificationtime>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The modification time of a file/directory. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | long |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | -1 (means keeping it unchanged) |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | -1 or a timestamp |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any integer. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Set Access or Modification Time}<<<SETTIMES>>>}}


** {Offset}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<offset>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The starting byte position. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | long |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | 0 |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | \>= 0 |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any integer. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Open and Read a File}<<<OPEN>>>}}


** {Op}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<op>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The name of the operation to be executed. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | enum |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | null (an invalid value) |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | Any valid operation name. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any string. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{Operations}}


** {Overwrite}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<overwrite>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | If a file already exists, should it be overwritten? |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | boolean |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | false |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | true | false |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | true | false |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Create and Write to a File}<<<CREATE>>>}}


** {Owner}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<owner>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The username who is the owner of a file/directory. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | String |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | \<empty\> (means keeping it unchanged) |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | Any valid username. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any string. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Set Owner}<<<SETOWNER>>>}}


** {Permission}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<permission>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The permission of a file/directory. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | Octal |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | 755 |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | 0 - 1777 |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any radix-8 integer (leading zeros may be omitted.) |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Create and Write to a File}<<<CREATE>>>}},
  {{{Make a Directory}<<<MKDIRS>>>}},
  {{{Set Permission}<<<SETPERMISSION>>>}}


** {Recursive}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<recursive>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | Should the operation act on the content in the subdirectories? |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | boolean |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | false |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | true | false |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | true | false |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Rename a File/Directory}<<<RENAME>>>}}


** {Renewer}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<renewer>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The username of the renewer of a delegation token. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | String |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | \<empty\> (means the current user) |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | Any valid username. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any string. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Get Delegation Token}<<<GETDELEGATIONTOKEN>>>}},
  {{{Get Delegation Tokens}<<<GETDELEGATIONTOKENS>>>}}


** {Replication}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<replication>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The number of replications of a file. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | short |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | Specified in the configuration. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | \> 0 |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any integer. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Create and Write to a File}<<<CREATE>>>}},
  {{{Set Replication Factor}<<<SETREPLICATION>>>}}


** {Token}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<token>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The delegation token used for the operation. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | String |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | \<empty\> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | An encoded token. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | See the note in {{Delegation}}. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{{Renew Delegation Token}<<<RENEWDELEGATIONTOKEN>>>}},
  {{{Cancel Delegation Token}<<<CANCELDELEGATIONTOKEN>>>}}


** {Username}

*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Name          | <<<user.name>>> |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Description   | The authenticated user; see {{Authentication}}. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Type          | String |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Default Value | null |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Valid Values  | Any valid username. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|| Syntax        | Any string. |
*----------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

  See also:
  {{Authentication}}