Install the MongoDB Database Tools

Download from the MongoDB Download Center. To install with a package manager, select your operating system and package management method in the following steps.

Operating System

Package Management

Steps

Overview of Binaries

The Database Tools include the following binaries:

Binary Import / Export
`mongodump`	Creates a binary export of the contents of a `mongod` database.
`mongorestore`	Restores data from a `mongodump` database dump into a `mongod` or `mongos`.
`bsondump`	Converts BSON dump files into JSON.
Data Import / Export
`mongoimport`	Imports content from an Extended JSON, CSV, or TSV export file.
`mongoexport`	Produces a JSON or CSV export of data stored in a `mongod` instance.
Diagnostic Tools
`mongostat`	Provides a quick overview of the status of a currently running `mongod` or `mongos` instance.
`mongotop`	Provides an overview of the time a `mongod` instance spends reading and writing data.
GridFS Tools
`mongofiles`	Supports manipulating files stored in your MongoDB instance in GridFS objects.

Release Artifact Reports

Every release artifact of the Database Tools contains a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) report and a static analysis report. Both reports are JSON files named after the artifact that contains them:

The SBOM report uses the CycloneDX format and ends with .cdx.json.
The static analysis report uses the SARIF format and ends with .sarif.json.

For operating system packages, reports are installed with the package's documentation. For example, mongodb-database-tools_100.20.1_amd64.deb installs them to:

/usr/share/doc/mongodb-database-tools/mongodb-database-tools_100.20.1_amd64.deb.cdx.json
/usr/share/doc/mongodb-database-tools/mongodb-database-tools_100.20.1_amd64.deb.sarif.json

For archives, reports are located at the top level of the archive. For example, mongodb-database-tools-ubuntu2404-x86_64-100.20.1.tgz contains:

mongodb-database-tools-ubuntu2404-x86_64-100.20.1.tgz.cdx.json
mongodb-database-tools-ubuntu2404-x86_64-100.20.1.tgz.sarif.json

Common Tasks

After you install the Database Tools, use the following tools to work with your MongoDB data:

To back up a database, see mongodump.
To restore data from a backup, see mongorestore.
To import data into a collection, see mongoimport.
To export data from a collection, see mongoexport.

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