# View API These functions implement the [HTTP API for views](../../../..//HTTP/Views/index.html). ## Getting information about the view See [the HTTP API documentation](../../../..//HTTP/Views/Getting.html) for details. ## ArangoView.exists `ArangoView.exists() : boolean` Checks whether the view exists **Examples** ```Java ArangoDB arango = new ArangoDB.Builder().build(); ArangoDatabase db = arango.db("myDB"); ArangoView view = db.view("potatoes"); boolean exists = view.exists(); ``` ## ArangoView.getInfo `ArangoView.getInfo() : ViewEntity` Returns information about the view. **Examples** ```Java ArangoDB arango = new ArangoDB.Builder().build(); ArangoDatabase db = arango.db("myDB"); ArangoView view = db.view("potatoes"); ViewEntity info = view.getInfo(); ```