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Connect to a Cluster using Command Line Tools

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Atlas provides instructions for connecting to an Atlas cluster using select MongoDB command line tools in the Command Line Tools tab.

To access the Atlas Command Line Tools tab:

1

Navigate to the Database Deployments page for your project.

  1. If it is not already displayed, select the organization that contains your desired project from the Organizations menu in the navigation bar.
  2. If it is not already displayed, select your desired project from the Projects menu in the navigation bar.
  3. If the Database Deployments page is not already displayed, click Databases in the sidebar.
2

From the menu for the cluster, click Command Line Tools.

The Binary Import and Export Tools section of the Command Line Tools tab displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for connecting mongorestore to your Atlas cluster. For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab, see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.

The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:

  • <PASSWORD> - replace this with the password for the user specified in --username. The template includes a database user for the project as the --username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of --username and specify the password for that user in --password.

    If your password contains special characters, surround it in double or single quotes. For example, if your password is @bc123, you must surround it in quotes, such as "@bc123".

Include any other mongorestore command line options as required before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and executing the full command. See mongorestore for complete documentation on the available command line options and how to use them.

Note
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows

For users on Windows, specify mongorestore.exe

You may need to provide the full file path to the mongorestore.exe.

The Binary Import and Export section of the Command Line Tools tab displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for connecting mongodump to your Atlas cluster. For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab, see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.

The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:

  • <PASSWORD> - replace this with the password for the user specified in --username. The template includes a database user for the project as the --username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of --username and specify the password for that user in --password.

    If your password contains special characters, surround it in double or single quotes. For example, if your password is @bc123, you must surround it in quotes, such as "@bc123".

  • <DATABASE> - replace this with the name of the database you want to export data from

Include any other mongodump command line options as required before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and executing the full command. See mongodump for complete documentation on the available command line options and how to use them.

Note
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows

For users on Windows, specify mongodump.exe

You may need to provide the full file path to the mongodump.exe.

The Data Import and Export Tools section of the Command Line Tools tab displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for connecting mongoimport to your Atlas cluster. For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab, see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.

The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:

  • <PASSWORD> - replace this with the password for the user specified in --username. The template includes a database user for the project as the --username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of --username and specify the password for that user in --password.

    If your password contains special characters, surround it in double or single quotes. For example, if your password is @bc123, you must surround it in quotes, such as "@bc123".

  • <DATABASE> - the name of the database you want to import data into.
  • <COLLECTION> - the name of the collection you want to import data into.
  • <FILETYPE> - the file type of the data source you are importing data from. See --type for more information.
  • <FILENAME> - the name of the data source you are importing data from. See --file for more information.

Include any other mongoimport command line options as required before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and executing the full command. See mongoimport for complete documentation on the available command line options and how to use them.

Note
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows

For users on Windows, specify mongoimport.exe

You may need to provide the full file path to the mongoimport.exe.

The Data Import and Export Tools section of the Command Line Tools tab displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for connecting mongoexport to your Atlas cluster. For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab, see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.

The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:

  • <PASSWORD> - replace this with the password for the user specified in --username. The template includes a database user for the project as the --username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of --username and specify the password for that user in --password.

    If your password contains special characters, surround it in double or single quotes. For example, if your password is @bc123, you must surround it in quotes, such as "@bc123".

  • <DATABASE> - the name of the database you want to export data from.
  • <COLLECTION> - the name of the collection you want to export data from.
  • <FILETYPE> - the file type of the data source you are exporting data to. See --type for more information.
  • <FILENAME> - the name of the data source you are exporting data to. See --file for more information.

Include any other mongoexport command line options as required before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and executing the full command. See mongoexport for complete documentation on the available command line options and how to use them.

Note
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows

For users on Windows, specify mongoexport.exe

You may need to provide the full file path to the mongoexport.exe.

The Set Up Diagnostics section of the Command Line Tools tab displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for connecting mongostat to your Atlas cluster. For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab, see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.

The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:

  • <PASSWORD> - replace this with the password for the user specified in --username. The template includes a database user for the project as the --username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of --username and specify the password for that user in --password.

    If your password contains special characters, surround it in double or single quotes. For example, if your password is @bc123, you must surround it in quotes, such as "@bc123".

Include any other mongostat command line options as required before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and executing the full command. See mongostat for complete documentation on the available command line options and how to use them.

Note
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows

For users on Windows, specify mongostat.exe

You may need to provide the full file path to the mongostat.exe.

The Set Up Diagnostics section of the Command Line Tools tab displays a copyable template with the minimum required options for connecting mongotop to your Atlas cluster. For instructions on finding the Command Line Tools tab, see Access the Command Line Tools Tab.

The template includes placeholder values for certain options. You must replace these placeholders with the appropriate values for your Atlas cluster:

  • <PASSWORD> - replace this with the password for the user specified in --username. The template includes a database user for the project as the --username. If you want to authenticate as a different user, replace the value of --username and specify the password for that user in --password.

    If your password contains special characters, surround it in double or single quotes. For example, if your password is @bc123, you must surround it in quotes, such as "@bc123".

Include any other mongotop command line options as required before copying and pasting the command into your system terminal and executing the full command. See mongotop for complete documentation on the available command line options and how to use them.

Note
Connecting to an Atlas cluster from Microsoft Windows

For users on Windows, specify mongotop.exe

You may need to provide the full file path to the mongotop.exe.

If you are experiencing issues connecting to your database deployment, see Troubleshoot Connection Issues.

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