MongoDB — Backup & Restore (mongodump & mongorestore)

🍃 MongoDB 7.0+ 🟢 Chapter 44 of 50 📂 Phase 09: Backup, Replication & Scaling 📅 2026 Edition

Backup databases using mongodump and restore data using mongorestore and mongoimport.

1mongodump and mongorestore Commands

Backup & Restore CLI

# Backup entire database to directory
mongodump --uri="mongodb://localhost:27017/store_db" --out=/backups/

# Restore database backup
mongorestore --uri="mongodb://localhost:27017/store_db" /backups/store_db/

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Reviewed for accuracy & tested on MongoDB 7.0+ Standards · Last updated August 2026