Use this section to find reference information for the Atlas CLI, including how to work with JSON configuration files for commands that accept the --file option.
You can pass a .json configuration file to Atlas CLI commands that accept the --file option. Configuration files let you define complex settings in a reusable format, which is useful for automating cluster creation, managing alert configurations, and performing other operations that require many parameters.
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JSON Configuration Files
Learn how to pass configuration values to the Atlas CLI with the --file option. This section describes the supported configuration file formats for clusters, cloud backup schedules, Atlas Search indexes, search nodes, Atlas Data Federation databases, alerts, rolling indexes, projects, and federated authentication.