Dr. Nazmus Sadat

MongoDB_Resources

Download: https://github.com/dr-sadat/MongoDB_Resources

Sample JSON files to use with MongoDB. These JSON files contain a varying number of documents, some less than ten, while others contain hundreds.

You can import a JSON file to your MongoDB community server using the following command syntax:

mongoimport –collection=[Collection Name] –db=[Database Name] –type=json –jsonArray [FileName.json]

Example:

• macOS: mongoimport --collection=Recipes --db=firstDatabase --type=json --jsonArray example.json
• Windows: mongoimport.exe --collection=Example --db=firstDatabase --type=json --jsonArray example.json

Please note that the –jsonArray parameter in the above command needs to be included when the .JSON file contains multiple MongoDB documents within a single JSON array. If the file does not have such a structure, then remove the –jsonArray parameter from the command.

For instance, the “movies.json” file does not need –jsonArray parameter and can be imported like below:

• macOS: mongoimport --collection=Recipes --db=firstDatabase --type=json movies.json
• Windows: mongoimport.exe --collection=Example --db=firstDatabase --type=json movies.json

Therefore, check the .json file (by opening it in a text editor) before you import that document to identify whether it needs the –jsonArray parameter.