MongoDB for VS Code Settings¶

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Configure Settings

Settings

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Preview

MongoDB for VS Code is currently available as a Preview in the Visual Studio Marketplace. The product, its features, and the corresponding documentation may change during the Preview stage.

This document lists the configurable settings for MongoDB for VS Code.

Configure Settings¶

To configure MongoDB for VS Code settings:

Open the Settings View.¶

Operating System	Method	Actions
Any	Visual Studio Code Menu	File / Code > Preferences > Settings
MacOS	Keyboard Shortcut	Press `Command` + `,`
Windows and Linux	Keyboard Shortcut	Press `Ctrl` + `,`

Search "MongoDB" in the Settings search bar.¶

MongoDB for VS Code extension settings are displayed. Changes you make are saved automatically.

Settings¶

The following table lists the available settings for MongoDB for VS Code:

Setting

Description

Default

Shell

MongoDB shell to use. Choose either:

mongo (the legacy MongoDB shell), or
mongosh (the new MongoDB shell)

Important

To launch your selected MongoDB shell, you must:

Install the shell you want to use, and
Configure your machine's PATH environment variable to include the filepath to your shell binary.

If you install a new version of your MongoDB shell, you will need to update your PATH variable to reference the new version.

Tip

See also:

To install the legacy mongo shell, see The mongo Shell.
To install the mongosh shell and for instructions on configuring your PATH variable, see Install the MongoDB Shell.

mongo

Show

If enabled, shows the MongoDB view in the Visual Studio Code left navigation panel.

Enabled

Max Number of Problems

The maximum number of problems MongoDB for VS Code will generate in the Visual Studio Code Problems view.

100

Trace: Server

MongoDB language server logging settings.

Edit this setting through the mongodbLanguageServer.trace.server property in your project's settings.json file.

Within the mongodbLanguageServer.trace.server object, you can specify:

format, and
verbosity

Output logs are viewable by selecting MongoDB Language Server from the dropdown in the Output view, or with the Language Server Protocol Inspector.

{
  "format": "json",
  "verbosity": "verbose"
}

Confirm Run All

If enabled, shows a confirmation message before running commands in a playground.

Enabled

Default Connection Saving Location

Sets if and where new connections are saved.

You can select:

Setting	Description
`Global`	Save your connection globally in VS Code, so it can be accessed from any workspace.
`Workspace`	Save your connection in your workspace. You cannot access the connection from a different workspace.
`Session`	Save the connection for only this VS Code session. The connection is lost when you close VS Code.

Global

Hide Option To Choose Where To Save New Connections

If disabled, you are prompted to choose where to save each new connection.

If enabled, new connections are automatically saved to the Default Connection Saving Location without prompt.

Enabled

Default Limit

Number of documents to fetch when viewing documents from a collection. Does not affect playground operations.

10

Send Telemetry

If enabled, allows the collection of anonymous diagnostic and usage telemetry data to help improve MongoDB for VS Code.

Enabled

Use Default Template For Playground

If enabled, playground files load with a template containing sample commands.

If disabled, playground files load with an empty playground editor.

Enabled

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