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Title: General Availability for Data API in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB We’re excited to announce the general availability of the Data API for vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB! Overview The Data API is a RESTful HTTPS interface that enables developers to interact with their MongoDB data hosted in vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB...

In applications such as personalized recommendations and scientific research, accurately identifying the closest data points to a given query is crucial. Traditional methods like Approximate Nearest Neighbor (ANN) search offer faster retrieval times by approximating results but may sacrifice accuracy, leading to potential errors in scenarios where ...

Azure Cosmos DB already delivers 99.999% availability with multi-region write capability and continuous backup for point-in-time restores within a 7 or 30 day retention period. Now, we’re making it even better! Going forward - There are no special charges - the existing point in time charges for backup, restore and multi...

  Editor's note (November 2025): Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) has been renamed to Azure DocumentDB. This article was originally published before the rename, so it uses the product name that was current at the time. While the product name has changed, the technical concepts discussed in this article remain applicable unless otherwise ...

In the short amount of time since we unveiled DocumentDB, our open-source document database platform powering the vCore based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB, and the feedback has been nothing short of phenomenal. In this short time, we've received a lot of attention from tech media and community members alike. Rapid Community Adoption Developers and...

Managing workloads with unpredictable spikes can be a real challenge, especially when it comes to ensuring your database can handle sudden surges in traffic. Often, this leads to overprovisioning resources to play it safe, resulting in higher costs and wasted capacity. But what if there was a better way? We're excited to introduce Autoscale for...

We’re excited to announce a major security enhancement for the vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB: Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Integration for Secondary Users with Read/Read Write Privileges. Now available in public preview, this feature enables organizations to control data access with greater precision while preserving the flexibility a...

Editor's note (November 2025): Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) has been renamed to Azure DocumentDB. This article was originally published before the rename, so it uses the product name that was current at the time. While the product name has changed, the technical concepts discussed in this article remain applicable unless otherwise noted. For...

In today's digital landscape, cross-region replication has become a foundational feature for any managed database service aiming to provide high availability, disaster recovery, and global scalability. Ensuring data continuity and availability even during regional outages or unexpected events is essential, and Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB (vCore) no...

We’re excited to announce the preview of DiskANN vector indexing for vCore-based Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB! This feature empowers you to perform efficient, low-latency searches on large vector datasets, making it perfect for scaling applications that depend on fast similarity searches—like recommendation engines, document retrieval, and AI insigh...