Text Search in MongoDB
From the MongoDB cheat sheet · Query Operators · verified Jul 2026
Text Search
Full-text search capabilities
javascript
// Create text index first
db.articles.createIndex({
title: "text",
content: "text"
})
// Basic text search
db.articles.find({
$text: { $search: "mongodb tutorial" }
})
// Exact phrase search
db.articles.find({
$text: { $search: '"exact phrase"' }
})
// Exclude terms
db.articles.find({
$text: { $search: 'mongodb -sql' }
})💡 Text index required for $text search
📌 $text searches all indexed fields
⚡ Text indexes can be large - use wisely
⚠️ Only one text index per collection
🔗 Consider Atlas Search for advanced needs
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