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Definition
Compatibility
This command is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:
MongoDB Atlas: The fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud
Note
This command is supported in all MongoDB Atlas clusters. For information on all commands, see Unsupported Commands.
MongoDB Enterprise: The subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB
MongoDB Community: The source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB
Syntax
The command has the following syntax:
db.runCommand( { buildInfo: 1 } )
Usage
In mongosh
, call buildInfo
in the
following form:
db.runCommand( { buildInfo: 1 } )
The output document of buildInfo
has the following
form:
{ "version" : "<string>", "gitVersion" : "<string>", "sysInfo" : "<string>", "loaderFlags" : "<string>", "compilerFlags" : "<string>", "allocator" : "<string>", "versionArray" : [ <num>, <num>, <...> ], "openssl" : <document>, "javascriptEngine" : "<string>", "bits" : <num>, "debug" : <boolean>, "maxBsonObjectSize" : <num>, "storageEngines" : [ "<string>", "<string>", "<...>" ], "ok" : <num> }
Output
buildInfo
The document returned by the
buildInfo
command.
Supported
These fields are stable and should provide consistent behavior.
buildInfo.gitVersion
The commit identifier that identifies the state of the code used to build the
mongod
.
buildInfo.versionArray
An array that conveys version information about the
mongod
instance. Seeversion
for a more readable version of this string.
buildInfo.version
A string that conveys version information about the
mongod
instance. If you need to present version information to a human, this field is preferable toversionArray
.This string will take the format
<major>.<minor>.<patch>
in the case of a release, but development builds may contain additional information.
buildInfo.storageEngines
A list of storage engines available to the
mongod
server.
buildInfo.javascriptEngine
A string that reports the JavaScript engine used in the
mongod
instance. By default, this ismozjs
.
buildInfo.bits
A number that reflects the target processor architecture of the
mongod
binary.
buildInfo.maxBsonObjectSize
A number that reports the Maximum BSON Document Size.
buildInfo.openssl
An embedded document describing the version of the TLS/SSL library that
mongod
was built with and is currently using.
buildInfo.modules
A list of add-on modules that
mongod
was built with. Possible values currently include "enterprise" and "rocksdb".
Unstable
These fields are for internal use only, and you should not expect their behavior or existence to remain consistent on any level.
buildInfo.allocator
The memory allocator that
mongod
uses. By default this istcmalloc
.Note
Starting in version 8.0, MongoDB uses an updated version of TCMalloc that improves memory fragmentation and management. See tcmalloc upgrade for more information.
buildInfo.buildEnvironment
An embedded document containing various debugging information about the
mongod
build environment.