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db.collection.getShardVersion()
Important
mongosh Method
This is a
mongosh
method. This is not the documentation forNode.js
or other programming language specific driver methods.In most cases,
mongosh
methods work the same way as the legacymongo
shell methods. However, some legacy methods are unavailable inmongosh
.For the legacy
mongo
shell documentation, refer to the documentation for the corresponding MongoDB Server release:For MongoDB API drivers, refer to the language specific MongoDB driver documentation.
This method returns information regarding the state of data in a sharded cluster that is useful when diagnosing underlying issues with a sharded cluster.
For internal and diagnostic use only.