---
title: "MongoDB Connection"
description: "Learn how to configure a MongoDB Connection for Infisical."
---

Infisical supports the use of Username & Password authentication to connect with MongoDB databases.

## Configure a MongoDB user for Infisical

<Steps>
    <Step title="Create a MongoDB user">
        Infisical recommends creating a designated user in your MongoDB database for your connection.

        ```bash
        use [TARGET-DATABASE]
        db.createUser({
          user: "infisical_manager",
          pwd: "[ENTER-YOUR-USER-PASSWORD]",
          roles: []
        })
        ```
    </Step>

    <Step title="Grant Relevant Permissions">
        Depending on how you intend to use your MongoDB connection, you'll need to grant one or more of the following permissions.

        <Tip>
            To learn more about MongoDB's permission system, please visit their [documentation](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/core/security-built-in-roles/).
        </Tip>

        <Tabs>
            <Tab title="Secret Rotation">
                For Secret Rotations, your Infisical user will require the ability to create, update, and delete users in the target database:

                ```bash
                use [TARGET-DATABASE]
                db.grantRolesToUser("infisical_manager", [
                  { role: "userAdmin", db: "[TARGET-DATABASE]" }
                ])
                ```

                <Note>
                    The `userAdmin` role allows managing users (create, update passwords, delete) within the specified database.
                </Note>
            </Tab>
        </Tabs>
    </Step>

</Steps>

## Create MongoDB Connection in Infisical

<Tabs>
    <Tab title="Infisical UI">
        <Steps>
            <Step title="Navigate to App Connections">
                In your Infisical dashboard, navigate to the **App Connections** page in the desired project.

                ![App Connections Tab](/images/app-connections/general/add-connection.png)
            </Step>
            <Step title="Select MongoDB Connection">
                Click the **+ Add Connection** button and select the **MongoDB Connection** option from the available integrations.

                ![Select MongoDB Connection](/images/app-connections/mongodb/mongodb-app-connection-option.png)
            </Step>
            <Step title="Fill out the MongoDB Connection Modal">
                Complete the MongoDB Connection form by entering:
                - A descriptive name for the connection
                - An optional description for future reference
                - The MongoDB host URL for your database
                - The MongoDB port for your database
                - The MongoDB username for your database
                - The MongoDB password for your database
                - The MongoDB database name to connect to

                You can optionally configure SSL/TLS for your MongoDB connection in the **SSL** section.

                ![MongoDB Connection Modal](/images/app-connections/mongodb/mongodb-app-connection-form.png)
            </Step>
            <Step title="Connection Created">
                After clicking Create, your **MongoDB Connection** is established and ready to use with your Infisical project.

                ![MongoDB Connection Created](/images/app-connections/mongodb/mongodb-app-connection-generated.png)
            </Step>
        </Steps>
    </Tab>
    <Tab title="API">
        To create a MongoDB Connection, make an API request to the [Create MongoDB Connection](/api-reference/endpoints/app-connections/mongodb/create) API endpoint.

        ### Sample request

        ```bash Request
        curl    --request POST \
                --url https://app.infisical.com/api/v1/app-connections/mongodb \
                --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
                --data '{
                    "name": "my-mongodb-connection",
                    "method": "username-and-password",
                    "projectId": "7ffbb072-2575-495a-b5b0-127f88caef78",
                    "credentials": {
                        "host": "[MONGODB HOST]",
                        "port": 27017,
                        "username": "[MONGODB USERNAME]",
                        "password": "[MONGODB PASSWORD]",
                        "database": "[MONGODB DATABASE]"
                    }
                }'
        ```

        ### Sample response

        ```bash Response
        {
          "appConnection": {
              "id": "e5d18aca-86f7-4026-a95e-efb8aeb0d8e6",
              "name": "my-mongodb-connection",
              "projectId": "7ffbb072-2575-495a-b5b0-127f88caef78",
              "description": null,
              "version": 1,
              "orgId": "6f03caa1-a5de-43ce-b127-95a145d3464c",
              "createdAt": "2025-04-23T19:46:34.831Z",
              "updatedAt": "2025-04-23T19:46:34.831Z",
              "isPlatformManagedCredentials": false,
              "credentialsHash": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
              "app": "mongodb",
              "method": "username-and-password",
              "credentials": {
                "host": "[MONGODB HOST]",
                "port": 27017,
                "username": "[MONGODB USERNAME]",
                "database": "[MONGODB DATABASE]",
                "sslEnabled": false,
                "sslRejectUnauthorized": false,
                "sslCertificate": ""
              }
          }
        }
        ```
    </Tab>

</Tabs>