Query and Projection Operators

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For details on a specific operator, including syntax and examples, click on the link to the operator's reference page.

You can use query and projection operators for deployments hosted in the following environments:

MongoDB Enterprise: The subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB
MongoDB Community: The source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB

You can use operators when querying your data with mongosh methods, the Atlas UI, or Compass.

For comparison of different BSON type values, see the specified BSON comparison order.

Name	Description
`$eq`	Matches values that are equal to a specified value.
`$gt`	Matches values that are greater than a specified value.
`$gte`	Matches values that are greater than or equal to a specified value.
`$in`	Matches any of the values specified in an array.
`$lt`	Matches values that are less than a specified value.
`$lte`	Matches values that are less than or equal to a specified value.
`$ne`	Matches all values that are not equal to a specified value.
`$nin`	Matches none of the values specified in an array.

Name	Description
`$and`	Joins query clauses with a logical `AND` returns all documents that match the conditions of both clauses.
`$not`	Inverts the effect of a query predicate and returns documents that do not match the query predicate.
`$nor`	Joins query clauses with a logical `NOR` returns all documents that fail to match both clauses.
`$or`	Joins query clauses with a logical `OR` returns all documents that match the conditions of either clause.

Name	Description
`$exists`	Matches documents that have the specified field.
`$type`	Selects documents if a field is of the specified type.

Name	Description
`$expr`	Allows use of aggregation expressions within the query language.
`$jsonSchema`	Validate documents against the given JSON Schema.
`$mod`	Performs a modulo operation on the value of a field and selects documents with a specified result.
`$regex`	Selects documents where values match a specified regular expression.
`$text`	Performs text search. `$text` provides text query capabilities for self-managed (non-Atlas) deployments. For data hosted on MongoDB Atlas, MongoDB offers an improved full-text query solution, Atlas Search.
`$where`	Matches documents that satisfy a JavaScript expression.

Name	Description
`$geoIntersects`	Selects geometries that intersect with a GeoJSON geometry. The 2dsphere index supports `$geoIntersects`.
`$geoWithin`	Selects geometries within a bounding GeoJSON geometry. The 2dsphere and 2d indexes support `$geoWithin`.
`$near`	Returns geospatial objects in proximity to a point. Requires a geospatial index. The 2dsphere and 2d indexes support `$near`.
`$nearSphere`	Returns geospatial objects in proximity to a point on a sphere. Requires a geospatial index. The 2dsphere and 2d indexes support `$nearSphere`.

Name	Description
`$all`	Matches arrays that contain all elements specified in the query.
`$elemMatch`	Selects documents if element in the array field matches all the specified `$elemMatch` conditions.
`$size`	Selects documents if the array field is a specified size.

Name	Description
`$bitsAllClear`	Matches numeric or binary values in which a set of bit positions all have a value of `0`.
`$bitsAllSet`	Matches numeric or binary values in which a set of bit positions all have a value of `1`.
`$bitsAnyClear`	Matches numeric or binary values in which any bit from a set of bit positions has a value of `0`.
`$bitsAnySet`	Matches numeric or binary values in which any bit from a set of bit positions has a value of `1`.

Name	Description
`$`	Projects the first element in an array that matches the query condition.
`$elemMatch`	Projects the first element in an array that matches the specified `$elemMatch` condition.
`$meta`	Projects the document's score assigned during the `$text` operation. `$text` provides text query capabilities for self-managed (non-Atlas) deployments. For data hosted on MongoDB Atlas, MongoDB offers an improved full-text query solution, Atlas Search.
`$slice`	Limits the number of elements projected from an array. Supports skip and limit slices.

Name	Description
`$rand`	Generates a random float between 0 and 1.
`$natural`	A special hint that can be provided via the `sort()` or `hint()` methods that can be used to force either a forward or reverse collection scan.

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