ClickHouse/docs/en/engines/table-engines/integrations/mongodb.md

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5	MongoDB

MongoDB

MongoDB engine is read-only table engine which allows to read data (SELECT queries) from remote MongoDB collection. Engine supports only non-nested data types. INSERT queries are not supported.

Creating a Table

CREATE TABLE [IF NOT EXISTS] [db.]table_name
(
    name1 [type1],
    name2 [type2],
    ...
) ENGINE = MongoDB(host:port, database, collection, user, password);

Engine Parameters

• host:port — MongoDB server address.

• database — Remote database name.

• collection — Remote collection name.

• user — MongoDB user.

• password — User password.

Usage Example

Table in ClickHouse which allows to read data from MongoDB collection:

CREATE TABLE mongo_table
(
    key UInt64, 
    data String
) ENGINE = MongoDB('mongo1:27017', 'test', 'simple_table', 'testuser', 'clickhouse');

Query:

SELECT COUNT() FROM mongo_table;

┌─count()─┐
│       4 │
└─────────┘

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