mongoc_client_command_simple - Man Page

Synopsis

bool
mongoc_client_command_simple (mongoc_client_t *client,
                              const char *db_name,
                              const bson_t *command,
                              const mongoc_read_prefs_t *read_prefs,
                              bson_t *reply,
                              bson_error_t *error);

The client's read preference, read concern, and write concern are not applied to the command.

Warning:

reply is always set, and should be released with bson_destroy() <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/current/bson_destroy.html>.

This function is not considered a retryable read operation.

Parameters

Errors

Errors are propagated via the error parameter.

Returns

Returns true if successful. Returns false and sets error if there are invalid arguments or a server or network error.

This function does not check the server response for a write concern error or write concern timeout.

Author

MongoDB, Inc

Info

Mar 04, 2026 2.2.3 libmongoc