Change collection name in mongodb

Question

Changing the name of a collection in mongodb can be achieved by copy the documents in the collection to a new one and delete the original.

But is there a simpler way to change the name of a collection in mongodb?

hmm... why the downvote? This is an awesome question. +1. Yea I can google and this should show up. — user4951
– user4951, Commented Sep 6, 2012 at 4:05
I search google with 'how to change collection name mongo', and get this page :) — Yutaka Yamaguchi
– Yutaka Yamaguchi, Commented Mar 27, 2014 at 2:12

James Gan · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-24 05:10:02Z

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db.oldname.renameCollection("newname")

answered May 24, 2012 at 5:10

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jdi · Accepted Answer · 2012-05-24 05:10:20Z

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> db.oldname.renameCollection("newname")

answered May 24, 2012 at 5:10

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hehe, careless Google search. Thanks.

This post is a lot easier to sift through.

Sadikhasan · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-01 11:22:28Z

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db.oldCollectionName.renameCollection("NewCollectionName")

Check Manual here.

answered Aug 1, 2014 at 11:22

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