Database Manual / CRUD Operations / Update

Update Methods

MongoDB provides the following methods for updating documents in a collection:

db.collection.updateOne()

Updates at most a single document that match a specified filter even though multiple documents may match the specified filter.

db.collection.updateMany()

Update all documents that match a specified filter.

db.collection.replaceOne()

Replaces at most a single document that match a specified filter even though multiple documents may match the specified filter.

Additional Methods

The following methods can also update documents from a collection:

See the individual reference pages for the methods for more information and examples.