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Backup MongoDB

Backup MongoDB databases to Amazon S3

Backup MongoDB

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Summary

Back up MongoDB databases to Amazon S3

Inputs

  • nameBackup — File name uploaded to S3 (without folder path). Defaults to today.
  • compression — LZ4 is fastest (StackGres-style). Gzip/Brotli/LZMA trade speed for smaller files.
  • databaseScope — Select all databases or target a specific one.
  • databaseName (required) — Database name. Required when databaseScope is Specific.

Output shape

summary object: success, engine, scope, backups[], summary(filesUploaded, totalSizeBytes, message)

Result includes per-database details: collections count, S3 prefixes, upload list with collection names, S3 URIs, compressed sizes, and row counts.

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