getVersion

Get the current active database version

Definition

getVersion retrieves the active version for the current session. If no version has been set by the user using the setVersion command, the current version from the database will be returned.

The getVersion command has the following form:

JavaScript

db.runCommand({
    "getVersion" : <number>
})

The command accepts the following fields:

Field	Type	Mandatory
getVersion	number	yes

Output

The returned document contains a subset of the following fields:

Field	Type	Description
ok	number	The status of the command.
response	string	The response message.
version	number	The version number which is current.
status	number	The status of the version, indicating if the version is the current version or set by the user.

Example

Version is current

The following command will get the current version :

JavaScript

> db.runCommand({getVersion:1});
{
	"ok" : 1,
	"response" : "The version is set to: 'current'",
	"version" : NumberLong(5045),
	"status" : "current"
}```

## Version has been set by the user:

```javascript
> db.runCommand({setVersion:2000});
{
	"ok" : 1,
	"response" : "The version has been set to: '2000'",
	"version" : NumberLong(2000),
	"status" : "userDefined"
}
> db.runCommand({getVersion:1});
{
	"ok" : 1,
	"response" : "The version is set to: '2000'",
	"version" : NumberLong(2000),
	"status" : "userDefined"
}

BulkLoad in progress:

JavaScript

> db.runCommand({getVersion:1});
{
	"ok" : 1,
	"response" : "The version is set to: '5046'",
	"version" : NumberLong(5046),
	"status" : "bulkLoad"
}