Command-line tool

mongosh

brew/mongosh

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:31 UTC · Still published on npm

MongoDB Shell to connect, configure, query, and work with your MongoDB database mongosh mongodb mongo shell

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:31 UTC

Install it

Windows

npm install -g @mongosh/cli-repl
npm install -g mongosh
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/mongosh

macOS

brew install mongosh
npm install -g @mongosh/cli-repl
npm install -g mongosh

Linux

brew install mongosh
npm install -g @mongosh/cli-repl
npm install -g mongosh

Connect to a local database on the default port (`mongodb://localhost:27017`)

mongosh

Connect to a database

mongosh --host host --port port db_name

Authenticate using the specified username on the specified database (you will be prompted for a password)

mongosh --host host --port port --username username --authenticationDatabase authdb_name db_name

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• Databases

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