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What is MongoDB Atlas Search?

Atlas Search is an embedded full-text search in MongoDB Atlas that gives you a seamless, scalable experience for building relevance-based app features. Built on Apache Lucene, Atlas Search eliminates the need to run a separate search system alongside your database.

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What You Can Do

Easily build search on top of your data with an integrated, fully managed search engine that automatically syncs to your database.

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Create index definitions for your data using editors in the Atlas UI, with a single Atlas Admin API call, or using the Atlas CLI.

To learn more, see Atlas Search Index Definition

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Refer to our guidelines on scaling and monitoring Atlas Search workloads.

To learn more, see Improve Atlas Search Performance.

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Index field values to run queries that use autocomplete, text, range, and other Atlas Search operators and collectors.

To learn more, see Data Types.

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Define how Atlas Search creates search terms using built-in analyzers or create your own.

To learn more, see Atlas Search Analyzers.

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Configure synonyms to index and search collections for words that have the same or similar meanings.

To learn more, see Define Synonym Mappings in Your Atlas Search Index.

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Combine two or more operators and multiple clauses in a single search query using the compound operator.

To learn more, see How to Run Atlas Search Compound Queries with Weighted Fields.

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Modify the ranking of Atlas Search results to boost certain documents or match relevance requirements.

To learn more, see Score the Documents in the Results.

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Use facets to group and count Atlas Search results by multiple categories.

To learn more, see How to Use Facets with Atlas Search.

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Related Products & Resources

Follow tutorials on additional features, learn how to return more information with explain, and browse the MongoDB Developer Hub for more real-world examples.

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Create indexes and queries that use features like autocomplete, faceted search, compound clauses, and more.

Follow Tutorials For Common Search Use Cases

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Learn more from the Atlas Search unit in the "Intro to MongoDB" course on MongoDB University.

Watch and Learn from MongoDB University Course

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Explore video tutorials and sample applications that use Atlas Search and other MongoDB products.

Browse Real-World Examples in the MongoDB Developer Center