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$listSampledQueries

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  • Definition
  • Syntax
  • Behavior
  • Access Control
  • Limitations
  • Examples
  • List Sampled Queries for All Collections
  • List Sampled Queries for A Specific Collection
  • Output
  • Read Queries
  • Write Queries

Definition

$listSampledQueries

Returns sampled queries for all collections or a specific collection. Sampled queries are used by the analyzeShardKey command to calculate metrics about the read and write distribution of a shard key.

Syntax

$listSampledQueries has this syntax:

{
   $listSampledQueries: { namespace: <namespace> }
}

Behavior

  • To list sampled queries for a single collection, specify the collection in the namespace argument.

  • To list sampled queries for all collections, omit the namespace argument.

Access Control

$listSampledQueries requires the clusterMonitor role on the cluster.

Limitations

  • You cannot use $listSampledQueries on Atlas multi-tenant configurations.

  • You cannot use $listSampledQueries on standalone deployments.

  • You cannot use $listSampledQueries directly against a --shardsvr replica set. When running on a sharded cluster, $listSampledQueries must run against a mongos.

Examples

List Sampled Queries for All Collections

The following aggregation operation lists all sampled queries for all collections in the replica set:

db.aggregate( [  { $listSampledQueries: {  } } ] )

List Sampled Queries for A Specific Collection

The following aggregation operation lists all sampled queries for a post collections on the social database:

db.aggregate( [  { $listSampledQueries: { namespace: "social.post" } } ] )

Output

The output fields differ for read and write queries.

Read Queries

{
   _id: <uuid>,
   ns: "<database>.<collection>",
   collectionUuid: <collUUID>,
   cmdName: <find|aggregate|count|distinct>,
   cmd: {
     filter: <object>,
     collation: <object>,
     let: <object>
   },
   expireAt: <date>
}
Field Name
Type
Description
_id
UUID
Sample ID for the query.
ns
string
Namespace of the sampled collection.
collectionUuid
UUID
ID of the sampled collection.
cmdName
string

Name of the sampled command. Can be one of:

  • "find"

  • "aggregate"

  • "count"

  • "distinct"

cmd.filter
object
Filter the command ran with, if applicable.
cmd.collation
object
Collation the command ran with, if applicable.
cmd.let
object
Custom variables the command ran with, if applicable.
expireAt
date
Date that the sample expires.

Write Queries

{
   _id: <uuid>,
   ns: "<database>.<collection>",
   collectionUuid: <collUUID>,
   cmdName: <update|delete|findAndModify>,
   cmd: <object>,
   expireAt: <date>
}
Field Name
Type
Description
_id
UUID
Sample ID for the query.
ns
string
Namespace of the sampled collection.
collectionUuid
UUID
ID of the sampled collection.
cmdName
string

Name of the sampled command. Can be one of:

  • "update"

  • "delete"

  • "findAndModify"

cmd
object
Command object
expireAt
date
Date that the sample expires.
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