drop collection mongodb code example

Example 1: drop mongo database

// First show what databases have you gotten 
show dbs
// then, use the database name that you want to drop
use YOUR_DATABASE_NAME
// now you can drop it
db.dropDatabase()
// show collections should be empty now
show collections

Example 2: mongodb drop db

db.dropDatabase()

Example 3: drop a collection in mongodb

db.mycollection.drop()

Example 4: mongodb remove all from collection

db.collection.remove({})

Example 5: delete collection mongodb

db.collection.drop()