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# MongoDB
If you're new to Unstructured, read this note first.
Before you can create a destination connector, you must first [sign up for Unstructured](https://platform.unstructured.io) and get your
Unstructured API key. After you sign up, the [Unstructured user interface](/ui/overview) (UI) appears, which you use to get the key.
To learn how, watch this 40-second [how-to video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FucugLkYB6M).
After you create the destination connector, add it along with a
[source connector](/api-reference/workflow/sources/overview) to a [workflow](/api-reference/workflow/overview#workflows).
Then run the worklow as a [job](/api-reference/workflow/overview#jobs). To learn how, try out the
[hands-on Workflow Endpoint quickstart](/api-reference/workflow/overview#quickstart),
go directly to the [quickstart notebook](https://colab.research.google.com/drive/13f5C9WtUvIPjwJzxyOR3pNJ9K9vnF4ww),
or watch the two 4-minute video tutorials for the [Unstructured Python SDK](/api-reference/workflow/overview#unstructured-python-sdk).
You can also create destination connectors with the Unstructured user interface (UI).
[Learn how](/ui/destinations/overview).
If you need help, reach out to the [community](https://short.unstructured.io/pzw05l7) on Slack, or
[contact us](https://unstructured.io/contact) directly.
You are now ready to start creating a destination connector! Keep reading to learn how.
Send processed data from Unstructured to MongoDB.
The requirements are as follows.
The MongoDB requirements for a MongoDB Atlas deployment include:
* A MongoDB Atlas account. [Create an account](https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas/register).
* A MongoDB Atlas cluster. [Create a cluster](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/tutorial/deploy-free-tier-cluster).
* The cluster must be reachable from your application environment. [Learn how](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/setup-cluster-security/#network-and-firewall-requirements).
* The cluster must be configured to allow IP address. [Learn how](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/setup-cluster-security/#ip-access-list).
To get Unstructured's IP address ranges, go to
[https://assets.p6m.u10d.net/publicitems/ip-prefixes.json](https://assets.p6m.u10d.net/publicitems/ip-prefixes.json)
and allow all of the `ip_prefix` fields' values that are listed.
These IP address ranges are subject to change. You can always find the latest ones in the preceding file.
* The cluster must have at least one database. [Create a database](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/compass/current/databases/#create-a-database).
* The database must have at least one user, and that user must have sufficient access to the database. [Create a database user](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/atlas/security-add-mongodb-users/#add-database-users). [Give the user database access](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/core/authorization/).
* The database must have at least one collection. [Create a collection](https://www.mongodb.com/docs/compass/current/collections/#create-a-collection).
For the destination connector, Unstructured recommends that all documents in the target collection have a field
named `record_id` with a `String` data type.
Unstructured can use this field to do intelligent document overwrites. Without this field, duplicate documents
might be written to the collection or, in some cases, the operation could fail altogether.
* The connection string for the cluster. For MongoDB Atlas, this connection string must include the protocol, username, password, host, and cluster name. For example:
```text theme={null}
mongodb+srv://:@/?retryWrites=true&w=majority&appName=
```
To get the connection string in MongoDB Atlas, do the following:
1. Log in to your MongoDB Atlas console.
2. In the sidebar, under **Databases**, click **Clusters**.
3. Click on the cluster you want to connect to.
4. Click **Connect**, or click the **Cmd Line Tools** tab and then click **Connect Instructions**.
5. Click **Drivers**.
6. Under **Add your connection string into your application code**, copy the connection string.
You can then close the **Connect** dialog in MongoDB Atlas.
Before you use this connection string, be sure to fill in any placeholders in the string, such as your MongoDB Atlas database user's password value.
[Learn more](https://www.mongodb.com/resources/products/fundamentals/mongodb-connection-string).
To create a MongoDB destination connector, see the following examples.
```python Python SDK theme={null}
import os
from unstructured_client import UnstructuredClient
from unstructured_client.models.operations import CreateDestinationRequest
from unstructured_client.models.shared import (
CreateDestinationConnector,
DestinationConnectorType,
MongoDBConnectorConfigInput
)
with UnstructuredClient(api_key_auth=os.getenv("UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY")) as client:
response = client.destinations.create_destination(
request=CreateDestinationRequest(
create_destination_connector=CreateDestinationConnector(
name="",
type=DestinationConnectorType.MONGODB,
config=MongoDBConnectorConfigInput(
database="",
collection="",
uri=""
)
)
)
)
print(response.destination_connector_information)
```
```bash curl theme={null}
curl --request 'POST' --location \
"$UNSTRUCTURED_API_URL/destinations" \
--header 'accept: application/json' \
--header "unstructured-api-key: $UNSTRUCTURED_API_KEY" \
--header 'content-type: application/json' \
--data \
'{
"name": "",
"type": "mongodb",
"config": {
"database": "",
"collection": "",
"uri": ""
}
}'
```
Replace the preceding placeholders as follows:
* `` (*required*) - A unique name for this connector.
* `` (*required*) - The name of the database on the target MongoDB instance.
* `` (*required*) - The name of the collection within the database.
* `` (*required*) - The instance connection string.