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abortMoveCollection

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  • Compatibility
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Definition

abortMoveCollection

Stops an in-progress moveCollection operation.

New in version 8.0.

This command must run on the admin database.

Compatibility

This command is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:

  • MongoDB Atlas: The fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud

Note

This command is not available on the Atlas Shared Tier or on Atlas Serverless.

Syntax

db.adminCommand( {
   abortMoveCollection: "<database>.<collection>"
} )

Command Fields

Field
Type
Necessity
Description
abortMoveCollection
string
Required
Specifies the database and collection to stop moving.

Examples

The following example stops the in-progress move of the sales.us_accounts collection to a new shard.

db.adminCommand( {
   abortMoveCollection: "sales.us_accounts"
} )

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