Drop Database In MongoDB

Steps to Drop Database in MongoDB

In order to drop a database or delete a database in MongoDB, the following steps are followed:

Step 1

List out all the available databases by using the show dbs command.

Syntax

show dbs

Step 2

Select and connect to the database which is to be deleted using the use command in the MongoDB shell.

Syntax

use <database_name>

Step 3

Drop the connected database using the dropDatabase() function.

Syntax

db.dropDatabase()

Step 4

Check the list of databases again now using the show command to confirm the deletion of the database.

Syntax

show dbs

Let us now illustrate this process of dropping a MongoDB database through the implementation of an example.

Example – Drop MongoDB Database

Let us consider that we need to drop the database named db1. We execute the steps mentioned above to perform this operation.

Step 1

Listing out all databases.

>show dbs

oldDB       0.87513GB

testDB      0.76524GB

db1           0.34281GB

The database that we need to drop exists, so let us go forward with the next step.

Step 2

Select the required database db1.

>use db1

switched to db db1

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Step 3

Now that this database is connected, drop or delete it.

>db.dropDatabase()

{ "dropped" : "db1", "ok" : 1 }

Step 4

Confirm the deletion of the database.

>show dbs

oldDB       0.87513GB

testDB      0.76524GB

We see that the database does not exist anymore.

All the above steps have been summarized in the following code snippet:

>show dbs

oldDB       0.87513GB

testDB      0.76524GB

db1           0.34281GB

>use db1

switched to db db1

>db.dropDatabase()

{ "dropped" : "db1", "ok" : 1 }

>show dbs

oldDB       0.87513GB

testDB      0.76524GB

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Thus, the database will be successfully deleted. Congratulations on the achievement!

Related Topics

1. Create a Database in MongoDB
2. Drop Collection in MongoDB
3. Create Collection in MongoDB
4. Data Types In MongoDB 
5. Indexing in MongoDB

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