Drop Database in MongoDB

The dropDatabase() Method

MongoDB db.dropDatabase() command is used to drop a existing database.

EXAMPLE:

By using the command ‘show dbs’ check the available list of databases

>show dbs local      0.78234GB myMongodb       0.343012GB test       0.43012GB >

If you want to delete new database <myMongodb>, then use dropDatabase() command as below.

>use myMongodb switched to db myMongodb >db.dropDatabase() >{ "dropped" : " myMongodb ", "ok" : 1 } >

Now checklist of databases

>show dbs local      0.78234GB test       0. 43012GB >

Note: This will delete the selected database. If you have not selected any database, then it will delete the default 'test' database