MongoDB Connection Configuration Properties

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Overview

Use the following configuration settings to specify how your sink connector connects and communicates with your MongoDB cluster.

For a list of sink connector configuration settings organized by category, see the guide on Sink Connector Configuration Properties.

Name	Description
connection.uri	Required Type: string Description: The MongoDB connection URI string to connect to your MongoDB instance or cluster. For more information, see the Connect to MongoDB guide Important Avoid Exposing Your Authentication Credentials To avoid exposing your authentication credentials in your `connection.uri` setting, use a ConfigProvider and set the appropriate configuration parameters. Default: `mongodb://localhost:27017` Accepted Values: A MongoDB connection URI string
max.num.retries	Type: int Description: The number of retries to attempt when encountering write errors to MongoDB. Default: `1` Accepted Values: An integer
retries.defer.timeout	Type: int Description: Amount of time (in milliseconds) to defer a retry attempt. Default: `5000` Accepted Values: An integer