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Load Sample Data

In this guide, you will load our sample data into your cluster.

Time required: 5 minutes

  • A MongoDB account. See Sign Up for a MongoDB Account.

  • An Atlas cluster. See Create a Cluster.

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  1. If it is not already displayed, select the organization that contains your desired project from the Organizations menu in the navigation bar.

  2. If it is not already displayed, select your desired project from the Projects menu in the navigation bar.

  3. If the Clusters page is not already displayed, click Database in the sidebar.

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Click the Collections tab.

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Note

If Atlas prompts you to select which dataset to load, select sample_guides.

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Once the load completes, the Collections tab refreshes to show your sample data.

You see the following databases in your cluster:

Dataset Name
Description
sample-airbnb
Contains details on AirBnB listings.
sample-analytics
Contains training data for a mock financial services application.
sample-geospatial
Contains shipwreck data.
sample-guides
Contains planet data.
sample-mflix
Contains movie data.
sample-restaurants
Contains restaurant data.
sample-supplies
Contains data from a mock office supply store.
sample-training
Contains MongoDB training services dataset.
sample-weather
Contains detailed weather reports.

If you successfully completed the procedure in this guide, you have loaded our sample data.

In the next guide, you will retrieve your database deployments connection string.

What's Next
Get Connection String
3 mins

Get your cluster's connection string to interact with the data in MongoDB Shell, a MongoDB driver, or MongoDB Compass.

Start Guide
Chapter 1
Atlas
  • Sign Up for a MongoDB Account
  • Create a Cluster
  • Add a Database User
  • Configure a Network Connection
  • Load Sample Data
  • Get Connection String

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