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db.collection.isCapped() (mongosh method)

Important

mongosh Method

This page documents a mongosh method. This is not the documentation for database commands or language-specific drivers, such as Node.js.

For the database command, see the field returned by the collStats command.

For MongoDB API drivers, refer to the language-specific MongoDB driver documentation.

db.collection.isCapped()
Returns:

Returns true if the collection is a capped collection, otherwise returns false.

This method 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 Atlas support for all commands, see Unsupported Commands.