mongoimport json file syntax - json

Question

I'm trying to import json document using mongoimport command and have tried all possible ways but it's giving be below error. Plz tell me what m I doing wrong here. I've given full path of json doc. I want to import big document having 800+ records but because it failing so currently my students.json contains simple one line {name : "Archana"} but even this is failing.
C:\data\db>mongo
2016-02-02T17:48:44.788+0530 I CONTROL [main] Hotfix KB2731284 or later update is installed, no need to zero-out data
MongoDB shell version: 3.2.1
connecting to: test
> show collections
names
students
> mondoimport -d test -c students students.json
2016-02-02T17:50:21.001+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:15
> mondoimport -d test -c students < students.json
2016-02-02T17:50:25.840+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:15
> mondoimport -d test -c students < file students.json
2016-02-02T17:50:31.233+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:15
> mondoimport -d test -c students < f students.json
2016-02-02T17:50:35.417+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:15
> mondoimport -d test -c students < f C:\data\db\students.json
2016-02-02T17:50:51.658+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:15
> mondoimport -d test -c students < f "C:\data\db\students.json"
2016-02-02T17:50:56.897+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:15
> mondoimport -d test -c students C:\data\db\students.json
2016-02-02T17:51:06.849+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:15
> mondoimport -db test -c students C:\data\db\students.json
2016-02-02T17:54:33.545+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:16
> mondoimport --db test --collection students C:\data\db\students.json
2016-02-02T17:56:24.253+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:14
> mondoimport --db test --collection students --file C:\data\db\students.json
2016-02-02T17:56:33.589+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:14
> mondoimport --db test --collection students --file C:\data\db\students.json --jsonArray
2016-02-02T17:58:21.131+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:14
> mondoimport --db test --collection students C:\data\db\students.json --jsonArray
2016-02-02T17:58:32.650+0530 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:14

Answer 1

You are probably running this command under mongo shell. As you can see in the path program files/mongodb/server/3.2/bin there is no command under mongod as mongoimport. So in order to solve the problem, navigate your cmd prompt to the file and without using mongo shell(mongo) run the command in cmd prompt.

Answer 2

I was trying to use mongoimport from mongo shell. So answer is "mongoimport is different utility" so if you want to use mongoimport then after starting mongo server using "mongod", use need to start different cmd and go to C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.2\bin or it should be in ur path and then u need to run "mongoimport" command. If you start using "mongoimport" from "mongo" shell then it will not work.

Answer 3

mongoimport is different utility so use different command prompt.

Answer 4

Try the following steps in the given manner:
Step1. On new command prompt, cd to location of mongo's bin directory.
for example:
cd c:\MongoDB\bin
Step2. Run the following command:
mongoimport --db test --collection restaurants --file location/of/jsonfile

Answer 5

try like this. copy past this code in text document and save it with .sh extension. place both the files on desktop and execute .sh file in terminal
mongoimport --db test --collection students --file students.json

Answer 6

Hi you need to do the following things:
Save the JSON file in a directory, e.g.: C:/Users/DEEPU/students.json
Open a command prompt and go to that directory by using the cd command where your file is saved.
Then type mongoimport --drop -d students -c grades grades.json
Click the below link to see it working.

Answer 7

bin>mongoexport -d databasename -c collectionName
-o export.json

Answer 8

The same works for mongorestore too. If you need to restore a db or its schema you need to go to the path where the .zip file is and then run the mongorestore command. mongorestore <filename>

Answer 9

if you are using windows machine then,open new command prompt and try like this:
mongoimport.exe -h localhost:27017 -d sampleTestDB -c testc -u "" -p "" D:\mongoSample.json
Note: if you not set the PATH, then set the path and then try this.
how to set the path?
==> in Environment Variables, select PATH then click on "edit" copy your mongodb installed path as shown here and save it
C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.4\bin

Answer 10

I was also facing the same problem on my ubuntu 16.04. I misunderstood, I was running inside MongoDB shell. mongoimport is utility tool. You just need to open new terminal and run mongoimport command not inside the mongodb shell.
mongoimport --db <dbname> --collection zips --drop --file <location of file>

Answer 11

I was also doing the same error in windows 10.
Yes , mongoimport should be executed outside of mongo shell .
Please check mongo installation path till bin in system path, else it will throw error.
And then execute below command from command window [not mongo shell]
mongoimport --db testdb --collection mytable --file "D:\Emp.json"

Answer 12

First, navigate to the folder where mongoexport.exe is located in your system in my case it is in (C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.0\bin). Now Execute the mongoimport command on the cmd terminal, not on the mongo shell. the mongoimport command should not be executed on mongo shell.
Execute :
C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\4.0\bin>mongoimport --db project --collection users --file data.json
In linux:
$./mongoimport --db project --collection users --file data.json
Here data.json file is in the same directory where mongoimport is situated otherwise we have to provide path/location to the file.

Answer 13

it seems you are trying to run the cmd after the mongod cmd.
> sudo mongoexport --db envyd -c users --out /var/www/api/dump_beta/users.json
2021-05-05T09:09:18.779+0000 E QUERY [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ; before statement #(shell):1:5
from the folder use like this
ubuntu#ip-172-11-11-186:~$ sudo mongoexport --db envyd -c users --out /var/www/api/dump_beta/users.json
2021-05-05T09:11:01.059+0000 connected to: localhost