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db.collection.storageSize()¶
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db.collection.
storageSize
()¶ mongo
Shell MethodThis page documents the
mongo
shell method, and does not refer to the MongoDB Node.js driver (or any other driver) method. For corresponding MongoDB driver API, refer to your specific MongoDB driver documentation instead.Returns: The total amount of storage in bytes allocated to this collection for document storage. If collection data is compressed (which is the
default for WiredTiger
), the storage size reflects the compressed size and may be smaller than the value returned bydb.collection.dataSize()
.Provides a wrapper around the
storageSize
field of thecollStats
(i.e.db.collection.stats()
) output.