diff --git a/website/content/api-docs/admin-partitions.mdx b/website/content/api-docs/admin-partitions.mdx
index 4d87bde4d7..7078cbfbf0 100644
--- a/website/content/api-docs/admin-partitions.mdx
+++ b/website/content/api-docs/admin-partitions.mdx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ page_title: Admin Partition - HTTP API
description: The /partition endpoints allow for managing Consul Enterprise Admin Partitions.
---
+@include 'http_api_and_cli_characteristics_links.mdx'
+
# Admin Partition - HTTP API
@@ -13,23 +15,18 @@ The functionality described here is available only in
## Create a Partition
-This endpoint creates a new Partition.
+This endpoint creates a new partition and has the following characteristics:
-| Method | Path | Produces |
-| ------ | ------------ | ------------------ |
-| `PUT` | `/partition` | `application/json` |
-
-The table below shows this endpoint's support for
-[blocking queries](/api-docs/features/blocking),
-[consistency modes](/api-docs/features/consistency),
-[agent caching](/api-docs/features/caching), and
-[required ACLs](/api#authentication).
-
-| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
-| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ---------------- |
-| `NO` | `none` | `none` | `operator:write` |
-
-The corresponding CLI command is [`consul partition create`](/commands/partition#create).
+| Characteristic | Value |
+| -------------- | ----- |
+| HTTP method | `PUT` |
+| URL path | `/v1/partition` |
+| Response type | `application/json` |
+| [Required ACLs] | `operator:write` |
+| Corresponding CLI command | [`consul partition create`](/commands/partition#create) |
+| [Consistency modes] | N/A |
+| [Blocking queries] | N/A |
+| [Agent caching] | N/A |
### JSON Request Body Schema
@@ -69,25 +66,18 @@ $ curl ---request PUT \
## Read a Partition
-This endpoint reads a Partition with the given name.
+This endpoint reads a partition with the given name and has the following characteristics:
-| Method | Path | Produces |
-| ------ | ------------------ | ------------------ |
-| `GET` | `/partition/:name` | `application/json` |
-
-The table below shows this endpoint's support for
-[blocking queries](/api-docs/features/blocking),
-[consistency modes](/api-docs/features/consistency),
-[agent caching](/api-docs/features/caching), and
-[required ACLs](/api#authentication).
-
-| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
-| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------- |
-| `NO` | `consistent` | `none` | `operator:read` or `none`1 |
-
-1 A non-anonymous token can read its own partition.
-
-The corresponding CLI command is [`consul partition read`](/commands/partition#read).
+| Characteristic | Value |
+| -------------- | ----- |
+| HTTP method | `GET` |
+| URL path | `/v1/partition/:name` |
+| Response type | `application/json` |
+| [Required ACLs] | `operator:read`; however, a non-anonymous token can always read its own partition |
+| Corresponding CLI command | [`consul partition read`](/commands/partition#read) |
+| [Consistency modes] | `default`, `consistent` |
+| [Blocking queries] | No |
+| [Agent caching] | No |
### Path Parameters
@@ -100,7 +90,7 @@ $ curl --header "X-Consul-Token: b23b3cad-5ea1-4413-919e-c76884b9ad60" \
http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/partition/na-west
```
-### SampleResponse
+### Sample Response
```json
{
@@ -113,23 +103,18 @@ $ curl --header "X-Consul-Token: b23b3cad-5ea1-4413-919e-c76884b9ad60" \
## Update a Partition
-This endpoint updates a Partition description.
+This endpoint updates a partition description and has the following characteristics:
-| Method | Path | Produces |
-| ------ | ------------------ | ------------------ |
-| `PUT` | `/partition/:name` | `application/json` |
-
-The table below shows this endpoint's support for
-[blocking queries](/api-docs/features/blocking),
-[consistency modes](/api-docs/features/consistency),
-[agent caching](/api-docs/features/caching), and
-[required ACLs](/api#authentication).
-
-| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
-| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ---------------- |
-| `NO` | `none` | `none` | `operator:write` |
-
-The corresponding CLI command is [`consul partition write`](/commands/partition#write).
+| Characteristic | Value |
+| -------------- | ----- |
+| HTTP method | `PUT` |
+| URL path | `/v1/partition/:name` |
+| Response type | `application/json` |
+| [Required ACLs] | `operator:write` |
+| Corresponding CLI command | [`consul partition write`](/commands/partition#write) |
+| [Consistency modes] | N/A |
+| [Blocking queries] | N/A |
+| [Agent caching] | N/A |
### Path Parameters
@@ -173,31 +158,25 @@ $ curl --request PUT \
## Delete a Partition
-This endpoint marks a Partition for deletion. Once marked Consul will
+This endpoint marks a partition for deletion. Once marked Consul will
deleted all the associated partitioned data in the background. Only once
-all associated data has been deleted will the Partition actually disappear.
+all associated data has been deleted will the partition actually disappear.
Until then, further reads can be performed on the partition and a `DeletedAt`
-field will now be populated with the timestamp of when the Partition was
+field will now be populated with the timestamp of when the partition was
marked for deletion.
-| Method | Path | Produces |
-| -------- | ------------------ | -------- |
-| `DELETE` | `/partition/:name` | N/A |
+This endpoint has the following characteristics:
-This endpoint will return no data. Success or failure is indicated by the status
-code returned.
-
-The table below shows this endpoint's support for
-[blocking queries](/api-docs/features/blocking),
-[consistency modes](/api-docs/features/consistency),
-[agent caching](/api-docs/features/caching), and
-[required ACLs](/api#authentication).
-
-| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
-| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | ---------------- |
-| `NO` | `none` | `none` | `operator:write` |
-
-The corresponding CLI command is [`consul partition delete`](/commands/partition#delete).
+| Characteristic | Value |
+| -------------- | ----- |
+| HTTP method | `DELETE` |
+| URL path | `/v1/partition/:name` |
+| Response type | none; success or failure is indicated by the HTTP response status code |
+| [Required ACLs] | `operator:write` |
+| Corresponding CLI command | [`consul partition delete`](/commands/partition#delete) |
+| [Consistency modes] | N/A |
+| [Blocking queries] | N/A |
+| [Agent caching] | N/A |
### Path Parameters
@@ -225,23 +204,18 @@ $ curl --request DELETE \
## List all Partitions
-This endpoint lists all the Partitions.
+This endpoint lists all the partitions and has the following characteristics:
-| Method | Path | Produces |
-| ------ | ------------- | ------------------ |
-| `GET` | `/partitions` | `application/json` |
-
-The table below shows this endpoint's support for
-[blocking queries](/api-docs/features/blocking),
-[consistency modes](/api-docs/features/consistency),
-[agent caching](/api-docs/features/caching), and
-[required ACLs](/api#authentication).
-
-| Blocking Queries | Consistency Modes | Agent Caching | ACL Required |
-| ---------------- | ----------------- | ------------- | --------------- |
-| `NO` | `consistent` | `none` | `operator:read` |
-
-The corresponding CLI command is [`consul partition list`](/commands/partition#list).
+| Characteristic | Value |
+| -------------- | ----- |
+| HTTP method | `GET` |
+| URL path | `/v1/partitions` |
+| Response type | `application/json` |
+| [Required ACLs] | `operator:read` |
+| Corresponding CLI command | [`consul partition list`](/commands/partition#list) |
+| [Consistency modes] | `default`, `consistent` |
+| [Blocking queries] | No |
+| [Agent caching] | No |
### Sample Request
diff --git a/website/content/commands/partition.mdx b/website/content/commands/partition.mdx
index ef9142097f..5b9fed9a39 100644
--- a/website/content/commands/partition.mdx
+++ b/website/content/commands/partition.mdx
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ description: |
The partition command enables you create and manage Consul Enterprise admin partitions.
---
+@include 'http_api_and_cli_characteristics_links.mdx'
+
# Consul Admin Partition
Command: `consul partition`
@@ -66,10 +68,12 @@ You can issue the following subcommands with the `consul partition` command.
### `create`
The `create` subcommand sends a request to the server to create a new admin partition.
+This subcommand has the following characteristics:
-```shell-session
-consul partition create
-```
+| Characteristic | Value |
+| -------------- | ----- |
+| [Required ACLs] | `operator:write` |
+| Corresponding HTTP API endpoint | [\[PUT\] /v1/partition](/api-docs/admin-partitions#create-a-partition) |
The admin partition is created according to the values specified in the options. You can specify the following options:
@@ -96,6 +100,12 @@ $ consul partition create -name "webdev" -description "Partition for admin of we
### `write`
The `write` subcommand sends a request to the server to create a new admin partition or update an existing partition from its full definition. You can specify an admin partition definition file or use values from `stdin`.
+This subcommand has the following characteristics:
+
+| Characteristic | Value |
+| -------------- | ----- |
+| [Required ACLs] | `operator:write` |
+| Corresponding HTTP API endpoint | [\[PUT\] /v1/partition/:name](/api-docs/admin-partitions#update-a-partition) |
Use the following syntax to write from file:
@@ -109,7 +119,7 @@ Use the following syntax to write from `stdin`:
consul partition write -
```
-The definition file or `stdin` values can be provided in JSON or HCL format. Refer to the [Admin Partition Definition](#partition-definition) section for details about the supported parameters.
+The definition file or `stdin` values can be provided in JSON or HCL format. Refer to the [Admin Partition Definition](#admin-partition-definition) section for details about the supported parameters.
You can specify the following options:
@@ -134,10 +144,12 @@ $ consul partition write -format json -show-meta - <<< 'name = "webdev-bu" descr
### `read`
The `read` subcommand sends a request to the server to read the configuration for the specified partition and print it to the console.
+This subcommand has the following characteristics:
-```shell-session
-consul partition read
-```
+| Characteristic | Value |
+| -------------- | ----- |
+| [Required ACLs] | `operator:read`; however, a non-anonymous token can always read its own partition |
+| Corresponding HTTP API endpoint | [\[GET\] /v1/partition/:name](/api-docs/admin-partitions#read-a-partition) |
The admin partition is created according to the values specified in the options. You can specify the following options:
@@ -161,10 +173,12 @@ consul partition read -format json -meta webdev
### `list`
The `list` subcommand prints existing admin partitions to the console.
+This subcommand has the following characteristics:
-```shell-session
-consul partition list
-```
+| Characteristic | Value |
+| -------------- | ----- |
+| [Required ACLs] | `operator:read` |
+| Corresponding HTTP API endpoint | [\[GET\] /v1/partitions](/api-docs/admin-partitions#list-all-partitions) |
The admin partition is created according to the values specified in the options. You can specify the following options:
@@ -202,10 +216,12 @@ $ consul partition list -format json -show-meta
### `delete`
The `delete` subcommand sends a request to the server to remove the specified partition.
+This subcommand has the following characteristics:
-```shell-session
-$ consul partition delete
-```
+| Characteristic | Value |
+| -------------- | ----- |
+| [Required ACLs] | `operator:write` |
+| Corresponding HTTP API endpoint | [\[DELETE\] /v1/partitions](/api-docs/admin-partitions#delete-a-partition) |
In the following example, the `webdev-bu` partition is deleted:
diff --git a/website/content/partials/http_api_and_cli_characteristics_links.mdx b/website/content/partials/http_api_and_cli_characteristics_links.mdx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cbb237023
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/content/partials/http_api_and_cli_characteristics_links.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+
+[Required ACLs]: /docs/security/acl
+[Blocking queries]: /api-docs/features/blocking
+[Consistency modes]: /api-docs/features/consistency
+[Agent caching]: /api-docs/features/caching