avinashb98 / mongodb-bulk-delete

A tool to delete large number of records from mongodb

mongodb-bulk-delete

A configurable tool to delete records in bulk while in control.

Installation

> npm i mongodb-bulk-delete

Usage

const  bulkDelete  =  require('mongodb-bulk-delete');
bulkDelete.configure({
	uri: 'mongodb://localhost:27017',
	db: 'test',
	collection: 'user',
	query: { userId: { $gt: 100 } },
	removalBatchSize: 100
});
(async () => {
	const result = await bulkDelete.initialise();
	console.log(result);
})();

Example Output

Connected successfully to server

Getting total documents...
Total Documents matching query: 3221557

Documents Deleted: 3221576 	 Progress: 100%

Successfully completed!

{ documentsDeleted: 3221576, timeTaken: "13m 40s" }

The following options are configurable:

Name	Default	Description
uri	'mongodb://localhost:27017'	Standard mongodb connection uri
db		Database name
collection		Collection name
query		query object
removalBatchSize	1000	Number of documents deleted in a batch