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title: "MongoDB integration | Grafana Labs"
description: "Set up MongoDB monitoring with Grafana Cloud integrations"
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## MongoDB integration

MongoDB is a document-based, distributed database built for modern applications. The MongoDB integration gives you visibility into operational health, replication, and resource usage.

|                      |                                                                                                    |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **What it monitors** | Operations, connections, replication status, memory usage, document metrics                        |
| **How it works**     | Grafana Alloy’s built-in MongoDB exporter scrapes metrics from your MongoDB instance               |
| **What you get**     | 10 alerts + 3 dashboards (Cluster, Instance, ReplicaSet)                                           |
| **Prerequisites**    | MongoDB user with [monitoring privileges](https://github.com/percona/mongodb_exporter#permissions) |

## What you’ll see in the dashboards

- **MongoDB Cluster** — Cluster-wide node counts (up/down), operation counters, and resource usage
- **MongoDB Instance** — Per-instance connection statistics, operation counters (insert, query, update, delete), and performance metrics
- **MongoDB ReplicaSet** — Replication lag, member states, and oplog window

## Trade-offs

| Strengths                                            | Considerations                                        |
|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Purpose-built dashboards for MongoDB operations      | Infrastructure metrics only — no query-level analysis |
| Replica set monitoring and alerting                  | Requires a dedicated monitoring user                  |
| Minimal configuration with Alloy’s built-in exporter | Does not cover sharded cluster-specific metrics       |

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Learning path

#### Monitor MongoDB with Grafana Cloud

Welcome to the MongoDB monitoring learning path that shows you how to use Grafana Alloy to send MongoDB metrics to Grafana Cloud for comprehensive database observability.

18 min

Beginner

Docs & blog posts

#### Open in Grafana Cloud

Complete this learning path directly in your Grafana Cloud stack with an interactive learning experience.

[Open in Grafana Cloud]()

[View on website](/docs/learning-paths/mongodb-integration/)

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