how to delete duplicate documents in mongodb code example
Example: mongodb delete duplicate documents
var duplicates = [];
db.collectionName.aggregate([
{ $match: {
name: { "$ne": '' } // discard selection criteria
}},
{ $group: {
_id: { name: "$name"}, // can be grouped on multiple properties
dups: { "$addToSet": "$_id" },
count: { "$sum": 1 }
}},
{ $match: {
count: { "$gt": 1 } // Duplicates considered as count greater than one
}}
],
{allowDiskUse: true} // For faster processing if set is larger
) // You can display result until this and check duplicates
.forEach(function(doc) {
doc.dups.shift(); // First element skipped for deleting
doc.dups.forEach( function(dupId){
duplicates.push(dupId); // Getting all duplicate ids
}
)
})
// If you want to Check all "_id" which you are deleting else print statement not needed
printjson(duplicates);
// Remove all duplicates in one go
db.collectionName.remove({_id:{$in:duplicates}})