MongoDB Drivers and Client Libraries¶

An application communicates with MongoDB by way of a client library, called a driver, that handles all interaction with the database in a language appropriate to the application.

Drivers¶

Documentation	Downloads & Release Notes	Source Code	API Documentation
C	C Driver Releases	C Driver Source Code	C Driver API
C++	C++ Driver Releases	C++ Driver Source Code	C++ Driver API
C#	C# Driver Releases	C# Driver Source Code	Current C# Driver API
Java	Java Driver Releases	Java Driver Source Code	Current Java Driver API
Node.js	Node.js Driver Releases	Node.js Driver Source Code	Node.js Driver API
Perl	Perl Driver Releases	Perl Driver Source Code	Current Perl Driver API
PHP	PHP Driver Releases	PHP Driver Source Code	Current PHP Driver API
Python	Python Driver Releases	Python Driver Source Code	Python Driver API
Ruby	Ruby Driver Releases	Ruby Driver Source Code	Ruby Driver API
Scala	Scala Driver Releases	Scala Driver Source Code	Scala Driver API
Casbah (Scala Driver)	Casbah (Scala Driver) Releases	Casbah (Scala Driver) Source Code	Casbah (Scala Driver) API

Community Supported Drivers¶

Documentation	Downloads & Release Notes	Source Code	API Documentation
Go (mgo)	Go Driver Releases	Go Driver Source Code	Go Driver API
Erlang	Erlang Driver Releases	Erlang Driver Source Code	Current Erlang Driver API

Driver Version Numbers¶

Driver version numbers use semantic versioning or “major.minor.patch” versioning system. The first number is the major version, the second the minor version, and the third indicates a patch.

Example

Driver version numbers.

If your driver has a version number of 2.9.1, 2 is the major version, 9 is minor, and 1 is the patch.

The numbering scheme for drivers differs from the scheme for the MongoDB server. For more information on server versioning, see MongoDB Version Numbers.