MongoDB Interface

DreamFactory

DreamFactory is an open source backend with a REST API for MongoDB. DreamFactory on GitHub.

Sleepy Mongoose (Python)

Sleepy Mongoose is a full featured HTTP interface for MongoDB.

HTTP Status Interface

MongoDB provides a simple HTTP interface listing information of interest to administrators. If you enable the interface with the --rest option to mongod you may access it via a port that is 1000 more than the configured mongod port. The default port for the HTTP interface is 28017. To access the HTTP interface an administrator may, for example, point a browser to http://localhost:28017 if mongod is running with the default port on the local machine. Here is a description of the informational elements of the HTTP interface:

element	description
db version	database version information
git hash	database version developer tag
sys info	mongod compilation environment
dblocked	indicates whether the primary mongod mutex is held
uptime	time since this mongod instance was started
assertions	any software assertions that have been raised by this mongod instance
replInfo	information about replication configuration
currentOp	most recent client request
# databases	number of databases that have been accessed by this mongod instance
curclient	last database accessed by this mongod instance
Cursors	describes outstanding client cursors
master	whether this mongod instance has been designated a master
slave	whether this mongod instance has been designated a slave
initialSyncCompleted	whether this slave or repl pair node has completed an initial clone of the mongod instance it is replicating
DBTOP	Displays the total time themongod instance has devoted to each listed collection, as well as the percentage of available time devoted to each listed collection recently and the number of reads, writes, and total calls made recently
dt	Timing information about the primary mongod mutex

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HTTP Status Interface Security

If security is configured for a mongod instance, authentication is required for a client to access the HTTP status interface from another machine.

Simple REST API

The mongod process includes a simple REST API as a convenience. With no support for insert, update, or remove operations, it is generally used for monitoring, alert scripts, and administrative tasks. For full REST capabilities, consider using an external RESET interface  such as Sleepy.Mongoose. v1.4+: This API is disabled by default, as it could provide unauthenticated access to data. Use --rest on the command line to enable, but be aware of security implications. To get the contents of a collection (note the trailing slash):

http://127.0.0.1:28017/databaseName/collectionName/

To add a limit:

http://127.0.0.1:28017/databaseName/collectionName/?limit=-10

To skip:

http://127.0.0.1:28017/databaseName/collectionName/?skip=5

To query for {a : 1}:

http://127.0.0.1:28017/databaseName/collectionName/?filter_a=1

Separate conditions with an &: Same as db.$cmd.findOne({listDatabase:1}) on the admin database in the shell: To count documents in a collection: