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= createCollection() =
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[[MongoDB Driver Function Reference]]


Creates a collection.
More information can be found in the corresponding entry of the [[https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/method/db.createCollection/index.html|MongoDB Manual]].


[[[@cG

db.createCollection(<name>[, <options>])

]]]


**Arguments**

[[[@w

|@t0@r0@c0 <name> | | Collection name. |
| <options> | | A BOSN document specifying options. |

]]]


**Options**

[[[@cw

{ capped: collation: <document>, <boolean>, size: <number>, max: <number>, storageEngine: <document>,
validationLevel: <string>, validationAction: <string>, indexOptionDefaults: <document> }
<<@f:text>>
|@t0@r0@c0 collation| | A document specifying the [[https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/bson-type-comparison-order/#collation|collation]]. |
| capped| | Creates a [[https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/glossary/#term-capped-collection|capped collection]]. Must also specify //size// (default: false). |
| size | | Specifies the size of a [[https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/glossary/#term-capped-collection|capped collection]]. |
| max| | Specifies the maximum number of documents in a [[https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/glossary/#term-capped-collection|capped collection]]. |
| storageEngine | | Specifies a storage engine. |
| indexOptionDefaults | | Specifies the default index options. |
<<@/f>>
]]]


**Example**

[[[@cw

db.createCollection("employees");

]]]

Creates a collection named employees.



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