MongoDB -Access different databases and Collections

You can use db.getSiblingDB() method to access another database without switching the database.

To List Collections of PP database and query collection named “restaurants”

db.getSiblingDB('PP').getCollectionNames()

The PP Database has three collections

1. first
2. restaurants
3. second

Accessing PP database temporarily from Test database

To access ‘restaurants’ collection of PP database

db.getSiblingDB('PP').restaurants.find().pretty();
OR
db.getSiblingDB('PP').restaurants.findOne();

Output:-