MongoDB Index Administration

 

1. Index information is stored in system.indexes
2. Commands: createIndex, createIndexes, dropIndex, dropIndexes
3. db.collectionName.getIndexes()

> db.users.getIndexes()

[ { "v" : 2, "key" : { "_id" : 1 }, "name" : "_id_" } ]

4. Key can be used for hinting