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title: "Fetch Documents"
slug: "fetch-documents"
updated: 2025-01-30T20:53:20Z
published: 2025-01-30T20:53:20Z
canonical: "documentation.decisions.com/fetch-documents"
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# Fetch Documents

| Step Details |
| --- |
| **Introduced in Version** | 5.13 |
| **Last Modified in Version** | 7.3 |
| **Location** | Integration > MongoDB |

This Step fetches a list of Documents based on filters specified by the User. This process enables Users to filter based on a field within a document, a field in a nested document, or by combining filters with AND/OR statements.

### Prerequisites

- Install the [MongoDB](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/mongodb) Module.
- **For v9 Users:** Add a [Project Dependency](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/project-dependencies#add-a-project-dependency-or-enable-a-module) once the MongoDB Module is installed.

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## Properties

#### Inputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Collection Name | Allows Users to specify a Collection Name | String |
| Connection String | Allows Users to specify a Connection String. | String |
| Database Name | Allows Users to specify a Database Name. | String |

#### Outputs

| Property | Description | Data Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Documents | This Output returns a list of Documents after specifying a Document and Fetch Criteria. | List of String |

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## Step Changes

| Description | Version | Release Date | Developer Task |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Resolved issue that caused the Mongo DB Fetch Document Step Outcomes not Following the Correct Paths | [7.3](https://documentation.decisions.com/v99/docs/en/version-73x-release-notes?highlight=fetch%20documents) | May 2021 | [DT-028200] |

Related Information[MongoDB Module Overview](https://documentation.decisions.com/docs/mongodb)