View Query Performance¶
The Explain Plan tab displays the execution plan for a query.
To view the execution plan for a query filter, click on the collection on the left hand pane, then click Explain Plan.

Visual Tree¶
You can view the explain stages in a tree format. Each stage of the pipeline appears as a node on the tree. This makes sharded cluster outputs easier to understand and visualize.

Raw JSON¶
You can also view the explain details in raw JSON format:

To learn more about execution plans, see the MongoDB documentation.
Limitations¶
- The Explain Plan tab is not available if you are connected to Data Lake.
- The Explain Plan tab is not available for aggregation commands. Instead, you can utilize the .explain() method from Embedded MongoDB Shell in Compass.
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