sh.splitFind() (mongosh method)

Definition

sh.splitFind(namespace, query)

Splits the chunk that contains the shard key value specified by the query at the chunk's median point. sh.splitFind() creates two roughly equal chunks. To split a chunk at a specific point instead, see sh.splitAt().

Important

mongosh Method

This page documents a mongosh method. This is not the documentation for database commands or language-specific drivers, such as Node.js.

For the database command, see the split command.

For MongoDB API drivers, refer to the language-specific MongoDB driver documentation.

The method takes the following arguments:

Parameter	Type	Description
namespace	string	The namespace (i.e. <database>.<collection>) of the sharded collection that contains the chunk to split.
query	document	A query document that specifies the shard key value that determines the chunk to split.

The sh.splitFind() method wraps the split command.

Compatibility

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

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

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

Consideration

In most circumstances, you should leave chunk splitting to the automated processes within MongoDB.

To use sh.splitFind(), the sharded collection must be populated.

Example

For the sharded collection test.foo, the following example splits, at the median point, a chunk that contains the shard key value x: 70.

sh.splitFind( "test.foo", { x: 70 } )