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# 8.7. Authentication Methods

The CouchDB Authentication methods provide an interface for obtaining session and authorization data.

A list of the available methods and URL paths are provided below:

Method | Path | Description
--- | --- | ---
GET | /_oauth/access_token | TBC
GET | /_oauth/authorize | TBC
POST | /_oauth/authorize | TBC
GET | /_oauth/request_token | TBC
GET | /_session | Returns cookie based login user information
POST | /_session | Do cookie based user login
DELETE | /_session | Logout cookie based user

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