MongoDB

Prerequisites

Access credentials
MongoDB database and collection name

Connection Properties

The following table describes the fields available when creating a new MongoDB Connection. Create a connection using the information below and these step-by-step instructions.

Field	Required	Description
Access Type	Required	The access type is `Read-Only`.
Connection Name	Required	The name to identify this connection with, such as 'MongoDB'.
Host	Required	IP or the hostname of the MongoDB server.
Port	Required	Host server port number.
Database Name	Required	Name of the database.
Connection String Parameter	Optional	The URI for connections between applications and MongoDB instances. Learn More
Support a DNS-Constructed Seed List	Optional	Using DNS to construct the available servers list allows more flexibility of deployment and the ability to change the servers in rotation without reconfiguring clients. See MongoDB Connection String URI Format.
Choose Credentials	Optional	Choose from existing credentials or create new credential for connecting to MongoDB server if 'Required Credentials' checkbox is selected.

Credential Properties

The following table describes the fields available when creating a new MongoDB credential.

Field	Required	Description
Credential Name	Required	The name to identify this credential with. This credential will be available as a selection for future use.
Credential Type	Required	This field will automatically populate with `MongoDB`.
User	Required	Username for the MongoDB account.
Password	Required	Password for the MongoDB account.

Read Connector Properties

The following table describes the fields available when creating a new MongoDB Read Connector. Create a new Read Connector using the information below and these step-by-step instructions.

Field	Required	Description
Name	Required	Provide a name for your connector. We recommend using lowercase with underscores in place of spaces.
Description	Optional	Describes the connector. We recommend providing a description if you are ingesting information from the same source multiple times for different reasons.
Collection Name	Required	MongoDB stores documents in collections. Collections are analogous to tables in relational databases. Learn More
Replication Strategy	Optional	Full Resync or Change Data Capture. See Database Reading Strategies for more information.