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MongoDB#

Insight² can connect to MongoDB to read and write data.

Connection#

Please make sure the host/ip of the database is accessible from your VPC if you have self-hosted Insight. If you are using Insight² cloud, please whitelist our IP.

To add a new MongoDB, click on the + button on data sources panel at the left-bottom corner of the app editor. Select MongoDB from the modal that pops up.

Insight² requires the following to connect to your MongoDB.

  • Host
  • Port
  • Username
  • Password

It is recommended to create a new MongoDB user so that you can control the access levels of Insight.

Insight² - Mongo connection

Click on 'Test connection' button to verify if the credentials are correct and that the database is accessible to Insight² server. Click on 'Save' button to save the data source.

Querying MongoDB#

Click on + button of the query manager at the bottom panel of the editor and select the database added in the previous step as the data source. Select the operation that you want to perform and click 'Save' to save the query.

Insight² - Mongo query

Click on the 'run' button to run the query. NOTE: Query should be saved before running.

:::tip Query results can be transformed using transformations. Read our transformations documentation to see how: link :::

Supported operations#

List Collections#

Retruns list of collections

Fine One#

Return a document which satisfy the given filter and options. Reference

Fine Many#

Return list of documents which satisfy the given filter and options. Reference

Total Count#

Returns an estimation of the number of documents in the collection based on collection metadata. Reference

Count#

Returns the number of documents based on the filter. Reference

Distinct#

Retrieve a list of distinct values for a field based on the filter. Reference

Insert One#

Insert a document. Reference

Insert Many#

Insert list of documents. Reference

Update One#

Update a document based on the filter. Reference

Update Many#

Update many documents based on the filter. Reference

Replace One#

Replace a document based on filter. Reference

Find One and Update#

If your application requires the document after updating, use this instead of Update One. Reference

Find One and Replace#

If your application requires the document after updating, use this instead of Replace One. Reference

Find One and Delete#

If your application requires the document after deleting, use this instead of Delete One. Reference

Aggregate#

Aggregation operations are expressions you can use to produce reduced and summarized results. Reference

Delete One#

Delete a record based on the filter. Reference

Delete Many#

Delete many records based on the filter. Reference

Bulk Operations#

Perform bulk operations. Reference

Dynamic Quries#

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{ amount: { $lt: '{{ components.textinput1.value }}' }}

// Dates
// supported: Extended JSON syntax
{ createdAt: { $date: '{{ new Date('01/10/2020') }}'} }
// not supported: MongoDB classic syntax
{ createdAt: new Date('01/10/2020') }
Reference on mongodb extended JSON supported data types