Knowledge Base

Query & CRUD Operations

How to Copy MongoDB Databases Across Servers

Studio 3T’s handy guide to transferring MongoDB databases across connections.

Posted on: 04/09/2019 (last updated: 04/08/2021) • Paul Rebar • 2 minutes

How to Rename a MongoDB Database – A Quick 5-Step Workaround

A simple workaround for renaming MongoDB databases when using Studio 3T.

Posted on: 27/02/2019 (last updated: 28/04/2025) • Kathryn Vargas • 3 minutes

13 Most Common MongoDB Commands

Here’s a list of frequently-used MongoDB commands, replaced by a few clicks through Studio 3T’s context menus.

Posted on: 22/01/2019 (last updated: 17/03/2025) • Kirsty Burgess • 4 minutes

Visual Query Builder

Visual Query Builder allows you to build queries by dragging and dropping fields. No need to know MongoDB query syntax!

Posted on: 19/11/2018 (last updated: 27/02/2025) • Kirsty Burgess • 5 minutes

How to Query MongoDB Secondary Replica Set Members

A short post on how to avoid a common gotcha when querying replica set secondary members (secondaries).

Posted on: 20/07/2018 (last updated: 04/08/2021) • Graham Thomson • 2 minutes

MongoDB Best Practices for UUID Data

Discover how MongoDB handles UUID data & learn a few best practices when working with such data.

Posted on: 20/07/2018 (last updated: 18/02/2022) • Tomasz Naumowicz • 6 minutes

Peculiarities with MongoDB Arrays

Learn how to handle cases where MongoDB arrays impact query and update operations.

Posted on: 13/07/2018 (last updated: 04/08/2021) • Thomas Zahn • 12 minutes

How to Run MongoDB Map-Reduce Jobs

Learn how to run a MongoDB map-reduce job using Studio 3T’s Map-Reduce screen.

Posted on: 13/07/2018 (last updated: 04/08/2021) • Thomas Zahn • 5 minutes