MongoDB - Drop Collection

In this chapter, we will see how to drop a collection using MongoDB.

The `drop()` Method

MongoDB's db.collection.drop() is used to drop a collection from the database.

The basic syntax of the drop() command is as follows:

db.COLLECTION_NAME.drop()

First, check the available collections in your database mydb.

> use mydb
switched to db mydb
> show collections
mycol
mycollection
system.indexes
tutorialspoint

Now drop the collection with the name mycollection.

> db.mycollection.drop()
true

Again, check the list of collections in the database.

> show collections
mycol
system.indexes
tutorialspoint

The drop() method will return true if the selected collection is dropped successfully; otherwise, it will return false.

Command	Description
`db.COLLECTION_NAME.drop()`	Drop the specified collection from the database
`show collections`	List all collections in the current database
`use DATABASE_NAME`	Switch to the specified database