mongodump Command Examples

Utility to export the contents of a MongoDB instance. More information: https://docs.mongodb.com/database-tools/mongodump/.

• Create a dump of all databases (this will place the files inside a directory called "dump"):

mongodump

• Specify an output location for the dump:

mongodump --out {{path/to/directory}}

• Create a dump of a given database:

mongodump --db {{database_name}}

• Create a dump of a given collection within a given database:

mongodump --collection {{collection_name}} --db {{database_name}}

• Connect to a given host running on a given port, and create a dump:

mongodump --host {{host}} --port {{port}}

• Create a dump of a given database with a given username; user will be prompted for password:

mongodump --username {{username}} {{database}} --password

• Create a dump from a specific instance; host, user, password and database will be defined in the connection string:

mongodump --uri {{connection_string}}