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MongoDB data source

MongoDB is a distributed document database. The MongoDB data source plugin allows you to visualize data from MongoDB in Grafana.

The following documentation will help you get started working with MongoDB and Grafana:

• Configure the MongoDB data source
• MongoDB query editor
• MongoDB visualizations

The MongoDB Enterprise plugin is now available for users with a Grafana Cloud account or with a Grafana Enterprise license. For more information and to get started, create a free account or contact our team.

Requirements

The MongoDB data source has the following requirements:

• A MongoDB version 5.0+ instance with at least one user.
• Any free or paid Grafana Cloud plan or an activated on-prem Grafana Enterprise license. Contracted Cloud customers should refer to their agreement.
• Port 27017 enabled.

Known limitations

Following are current known limitations:

• Only find and aggregate read commands are supported.
• Refer to Diagnostics for a list of currently supported diagnostics commands.
• Regex flags g and s are not supported.

Get the most out of the MongoDB data source

After installing and configuring MongoDB you can:

• Create a wide variety of visualizations.
• Add annotations.
• Configure and use templates and variables.
• Add transformations.
• Set up alerting.
• Set up proxying. Refer to Configure a data source connection proxy for configuration instructions.

Always ensure that your plugin version is up-to-date so you have access to all current features. Navigate to Plugins and data > Plugins to check for updates.