Overview

MongoDB is a document-oriented NoSQL database that provides high performance, high availability, and easy scalability. Datazone provides native integration with MongoDB to read data directly from your collections.

Connection Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
Name	Yes	A unique identifier for your MongoDB source
Host	Yes	The hostname or IP address of your MongoDB server
Port	Yes	The port number on which MongoDB is running (default: 27017)
Database Name	Yes	The name of the database you want to connect to
User	Yes	Username with appropriate permissions to access the database
Password	Yes	Password for the specified user

Required Permissions

The MongoDB user account needs the following permissions:

find - For reading documents from collections
listCollections - For listing available collections
listIndexes - For accessing collection indexes
read - For reading data from the database

Limitations

Be aware of the following limitations when working with MongoDB sources:

Complex MongoDB data types may be converted to standard formats
Individual document size limits apply based on your MongoDB configuration

Next Steps

After configuring your MongoDB source:

Create extracts to specify which collections to ingest
Configure scheduling for recurring extracts
Integrate the source into your data pipelines

For more information about working with extracts and pipelines, refer to their respective documentation sections.