mongoimport
Imports content from a JSON, CSV, or TSV file into a MongoDB database.
TLDR
Import a JSON file into a specific collection
$ mongoimport --file=[path/to/file.json] --uri=[mongodb_uri] --collection=[collection_name]
Import a CSV file, using the first line of the file to determine field names
$ mongoimport --type=[csv] --file=[path/to/file.csv] --db=[database_name] --collection=[collection_name]
Import a JSON array, using each element as a separate document
$ mongoimport --jsonArray --file=[path/to/file.json]
Import a JSON file using a specific mode and a query to match existing documents
$ mongoimport --file=[path/to/file.json] --mode=[delete|merge|upsert] --upsertFields="[field1,field2,...]"
Import a CSV file, reading field names from a separate CSV file and ignoring fields with empty values
$ mongoimport --type=[csv] --file=[path/to/file.csv] --fieldFile=[path/to/field_file.csv] --ignoreBlanks
Display help
$ mongoimport --help
