Map<String, Object> properties = new HashMap<String, Object>(); properties.put("title", "Little, Big"); properties.put("author", "John Crowley"); properties.put("published", 1982); Document document = database.getDocument("978-0061120053"); try { document.putProperties(properties); } catch (CouchbaseLiteException e) { Log.e(TAG, "Cannot save document", e); }