Migrate Data with Self-Managed Tools

You can bring data from existing MongoDB deployments, JSON or CSV files into Atlas using one of the following tools that you run outside of Atlas.

Note

Serverless Instances are in Preview

To import data using the MongoDB Tools, including mongodump, mongorestore, mongoexport, and mongoimport, you must have MongoDB Tools version 100.5.x or later. To move data to a serverless instance, you can also use Compass to export and import data.

To learn more about serverless instance limitations, see Serverless Instance Limitations.

Tool	Description
mongomirror	Migrate from a MongoDB replica set into an Atlas cluster without shutting down your existing replica set or applications. mongomirror does not import user/role data or copy the `config` database.
mongorestore	Seed an Atlas cluster with a `BSON` data backup dump of an existing MongoDB deployment. mongorestore does not restore `system.profile` collection data.
mongoimport	Load data from a `JSON` or a `CSV` file into an Atlas cluster. `mongoimport` uses strict mode representation for certain BSON types.
MongoDB Compass	Use a GUI to load data from a `JSON` or a `CSV` file into an Atlas cluster.

You can also restore from an Atlas cluster backup data to another Atlas cluster. For information, see Restore Your Database Deployment.

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