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Mongo db import single json file having several documents

Am new to mongo db. I have a single json file which contains several documents.

When i try to upload the file through mongoimport, the file is considered as a single document to be created where as there are several documents to be created through the same file.

Below is import command.

mongoimport --db mydb --collection testData --type json --file var/www/html/orders.json --jsonArray

Running this command throws the following error:

exception:JSONArray file too large
Solution

  • From MongoDB docs, always refer to docs before posting on stackoverflow:

    --jsonArray Changed in version 2.2: The limit on document size increased from 4MB to 16MB.

    Accept import of data expressed with multiple MongoDB documents within a single JSON array.

    Use in conjunction with mongoexport --jsonArray to import data written as a single JSON array. Limited to imports of 16 MB or smaller.