Migrate data by using mongoimport

To import data to your Azure Cosmos DB account, use the following template. Fill in host, username, and password with the values that are specific to your account.

Template

bash

mongoimport.exe –host <your_hostname>:10255 -u <your_username> -p <your_password> –db <your_database> –collection <your_collection> –ssl –sslAllowInvalidCertificates –type json –file “C:sample.json”

Example:

bash

mongoimport.exe –host cosmosdb-mongodb-account.documents.azure.com:10255 -u cosmosdb-mongodb-account -p <Your_MongoDB_password> –ssl –sslAllowInvalidCertificates –db sampleDB –collection sampleColl –type json –file “C:UsersadminDesktop*.json”

Migrate data by using mongorestore

To restore data to your API for MongoDB account, use the following template to execute the import. Fill in host, username, and password with the values that are specific to your account.

Template:

bash

mongorestore.exe –host <your_hostname>:10255 -u <your_username> -p <your_password> –db <your_database> –collection <your_collection> –ssl –sslAllowInvalidCertificates <path_to_backup>

Example:

bash

mongorestore.exe –host cosmosdb-mongodb-account.documents.azure.com:10255 -u cosmosdb-mongodb-account -p <Your_MongoDB_password> –ssl –sslAllowInvalidCertificates ./dumps/dump-2016-12-07