mongosh method. This is not
the documentation for a language-specific driver, such as Node.js.For MongoDB API drivers, refer to the language-specific MongoDB driver documentation.
Counts the number of documents remaining in a cursor.
itcount() is similar to cursor.count(), but
actually executes the query on an existing iterator, exhausting its contents
in the process.
The itcount() method has the following
prototype form:
db.collection.find(<query>).itcount()
Tip
Compatibility
This method is available in deployments hosted in the following environments:
MongoDB Atlas: The fully managed service for MongoDB deployments in the cloud
Note
This command is supported in all MongoDB Atlas clusters. For information on Atlas support for all commands, see Unsupported Commands.
MongoDB Enterprise: The subscription-based, self-managed version of MongoDB
MongoDB Community: The source-available, free-to-use, and self-managed version of MongoDB