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MongoDB CRUD Operations

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Last Updated : 18 Apr, 2024

CRUD Operations (Create, Read, Update, and Delete) are the

basic set of operations that allow users to interact with the
MongoDB server.

As we know, to use MongoDB we need to interact with the

MongoDB server to perform certain operations like entering new
data into the application, updating data into the application,
deleting data from the application, and reading the application

data.

In this article, we will learn all 4 major operations– CREATE,

READ, UPDATE, and DELETE that form the CRUD operations
in MongoDB.

Perform CRUD Operations in MongoDB

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Now that we know the components of the CRUD operation, let’s

learn about each individual operation in MongoDB. We will know
what each operation does, and the methods to perform these
operations in MongoDB.

We will create, read, update and delete documents from MongoDB

server.

1. Create Operations

The create or insert operations are used to insert or add

new documents in the collection. If a collection does not exist, then
it will create a new collection in the database.

You can perform, create operations using the following methods

provided by the MongoDB:

Method Description

db.collection.insertOne() It is used to insert a single

document in the collection.

db.collection.insertMany() It is used to insert multiple

documents in the collection.

db.createCollection() It is used to create an empty

collection.

Create Operations Example

Let’s look at some examples of the Create operation from CRUD in

MongoDB.

Example 1: In this example, we are inserting details of a single

student in the form of document in the student collection using

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db.collection.insertOne() method.

Example 2: In this example, we are inserting details of the

multiple students in the form of documents in the student collection
using db.collection.insertMany() method.

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2. Read Operations

The Read operations are used to retrieve documents from the

collection, or in other words, read operations are used to query a
collection for a document.

You can perform read operation using the following method

provided by the MongoDB:

Method Description

db.collection.find() It is used to retrieve documents from

the collection.

Note: pretty() method is used to decorate the result such that it is

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easy to read.

Read Operations Example

Let’s look at some examples of Read operation from CRUD in

MongoDB.

Example: In this example, we are retrieving the details of

students from the student collection using db.collection.find()
method.

3. Update Operations

The update operations are used to update or modify the existing

document in the collection. You can perform update operations

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using the following methods provided by the MongoDB:

Method Description

db.collection.updateOne() It is used to update a single

document in the collection
that satisfy the given criteria.

db.collection.updateMany() It is used to update multiple

documents in the collection
that satisfy the given criteria.

db.collection.replaceOne() It is used to replace single

document in the collection
that satisfy the given criteria.

Update Operations Example

Let’s look at some examples of the update operation from CRUD

in MongoDB.

Example 1: In this example, we are updating the age of Sumit in

the student collection using db.collection.updateOne()
method.

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Example 2: In this example, we are updating the year of course

in all the documents in the student collection using
db.collection.updateMany() method.

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4. Delete Operations

The delete operation are used to delete or remove the documents

from a collection. You can perform delete operations using the
following methods provided by the MongoDB:

Method Description

db.collection.deleteOne() It is used to delete a single

document from the collection

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Method Description
that satisfy the given criteria.

db.collection.deleteMany() It is used to delete multiple

documents from the
collection that satisfy the
given criteria.

Delete Operations Examples

Let’s look at some examples of delete operation from CRUD in

MongoDB.

Example 1: In this example, we are deleting a document from

the student collection using db.collection.deleteOne()
method.

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Example 2: In this example, we are deleting all the documents

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from the student collection using db.collection.deleteMany()

method.

Conclusion

CRUD operations are the fundamentals of MongoDB. MongoDB

CRUD operations let user interact with the MongoDB server. They
provide operations to create, read, update and delete documents
from the collection in database.

In this article, we have explained the purpose and use of CRUD

operations in MongoDB. We have also discussed each CRUD
operation with examples to provide better understanding of the
concept.

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