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Service: documentdb · 2026-03-28 · Documentation low

File: documentdb/latest/developerguide/near.md

Summary

Removed entire documentation page for the $near operator, including all content, examples, and code samples.

Security assessment

The change removes documentation for a geospatial query operator ($near) but provides no evidence of addressing a security vulnerability, weakness, or incident. The removal appears to be a routine documentation update, possibly consolidating or moving content elsewhere, with no security context mentioned in the diff.

Diff

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-[Documentation](/index.html)[Amazon DocumentDB](/documentdb/index.html)[Developer Guide](what-is.html)
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-Example (MongoDB Shell)Code examples
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-# $near
-
-The `$near` operator in Amazon DocumentDB is used to find documents that are geographically near a specified point. It returns documents ordered by distance, with the closest documents first. This operator requires a 2dsphere geospatial index and is useful for proximity queries on location data.
-
-**Parameters**
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-  * `$geometry`: A GeoJSON Point object that defines the center point for the near query.
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-  * `$maxDistance`: (optional) The maximum distance in meters from the specified point that a document can be to match the query.
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-  * `$minDistance`: (optional) The minimum distance in meters from the specified point that a document can be to match the query.
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-
-
-
-**Index Requirements**
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-  * `2dsphere index`: Required for geospatial queries on GeoJSON Point data.
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-
-
-
-## Example (MongoDB Shell)
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-The following example demonstrates how to use the `$near` operator to find the nearest restaurants to a specific location in Seattle, Washington.
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-**Create sample documents**
-    
-    
-    db.usarestaurants.insert([
-      {
-        "name": "Noodle House",
-        "city": "Seattle",
-        "state": "Washington",
-        "rating": 4.8,
-        "location": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [-122.3517, 47.6159] }
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "Pike Place Grill",
-        "city": "Seattle",
-        "state": "Washington",
-        "rating": 4.2,
-        "location": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [-122.3403, 47.6062] }
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "Lola",
-        "city": "Seattle",
-        "state": "Washington",
-        "rating": 4.5,
-        "location": { "type": "Point", "coordinates": [-122.3407, 47.6107] }
-      }
-    ]);
-
-**Create 2dsphere index**
-    
-    
-    db.usarestaurants.createIndex({ "location": "2dsphere" });
-
-**Query example with GeoJSON Point**
-    
-    
-    db.usarestaurants.find({
-      location: {
-        $near: {
-          $geometry: {
-            type: "Point",
-            coordinates: [-122.3516, 47.6156]
-          },
-          $maxDistance: 100,
-          $minDistance: 10
-        }
-      }
-    });
-
-**Output**
-    
-    
-    {
-      "_id" : ObjectId("69031ec9ea1c2922a1ce5f4a"),
-      "name" : "Noodle House",
-      "city" : "Seattle",
-      "state" : "Washington",
-      "rating" : 4.8,
-      "location" : {
-        "type" : "Point",
-        "coordinates" : [ -122.3517, 47.6159 ]
-      }
-    }
-
-## Code examples
-
-To view a code example for using the `$near` command, choose the tab for the language that you want to use:
-
-Node.js
-    
-    
-    
-    const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb');
-    
-    async function findNearbyRestaurants() {
-      const client = await MongoClient.connect('mongodb://<username>:<password>@<cluster-endpoint>:27017/?tls=true&tlsCAFile=global-bundle.pem&replicaSet=rs0&readPreference=secondaryPreferred&retryWrites=false');
-      const db = client.db('test');
-      const restaurants = db.collection('usarestaurants');
-    
-      // Create 2dsphere index
-      await restaurants.createIndex({ "location": "2dsphere" });
-    
-      const result = await restaurants.find({
-        location: {
-          $near: {
-            $geometry: {
-              type: "Point",
-              coordinates: [-122.3516, 47.6156]
-            },
-            $maxDistance: 100,
-            $minDistance: 10
-          }
-        }
-      }).toArray();
-    
-      console.log(result);
-    
-      client.close();
-    }
-    
-    findNearbyRestaurants();
-
-Python
-    
-    
-    
-    from pymongo import MongoClient
-    
-    def find_nearby_restaurants():
-        client = MongoClient('mongodb://<username>:<password>@<cluster-endpoint>:27017/?tls=true&tlsCAFile=global-bundle.pem&replicaSet=rs0&readPreference=secondaryPreferred&retryWrites=false')
-        db = client['test']
-        restaurants = db['usarestaurants']
-    
-        # Create 2dsphere index
-        restaurants.create_index([("location", "2dsphere")])
-    
-        result = list(restaurants.find({
-            'location': {
-                '$near': {
-                    '$geometry': {
-                        'type': 'Point',
-                        'coordinates': [-122.3516, 47.6156]
-                    },
-                    '$maxDistance': 100,
-                    '$minDistance': 10
-                }
-            }
-        }))
-    
-        print(result)
-    
-        client.close()
-    
-    find_nearby_restaurants()
-
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-[Document Conventions](/general/latest/gr/docconventions.html)
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-$minDistance
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-$nearSphere
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