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atlas clusters sampleData load

Load sample data into the specified cluster for your project.

To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account, a service account, or an API key with the Project Owner role.

Command Syntax
atlas clusters sampleData load <clusterName> [options]
Name
Type
Required
Description

clusterName

string

true

Name of the cluster for which you want to load sample data.

Name
Type
Required
Description

-h, --help

false

help for load

-o, --output

string

false

Output format. Valid values are json, json-path, go-template, or go-template-file. To see the full output, use the -o json option.

--projectId

string

false

Hexadecimal string that identifies the project to use. This option overrides the settings in the configuration file or environment variable.

Name
Type
Required
Description

-P, --profile

string

false

Name of the profile to use from your configuration file. To learn about profiles for the Atlas CLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-save-connection-settings.

If the command succeeds, the CLI returns output similar to the following sample. Values in brackets represent your values.

Sample Data Job <Id> created.
# Load sample data into the cluster named myCluster:
atlas clusters sampleData load myCluster --output json