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Service: documentdb · 2026-03-31 · Documentation low

File: documentdb/latest/developerguide/near.md

Summary

Added comprehensive documentation for the $near operator in Amazon DocumentDB, including parameters, index requirements, MongoDB shell examples, and code examples in Node.js and Python

Security assessment

This change adds standard documentation for a geospatial query operator ($near) with no mention of security vulnerabilities, patches, or security incidents. The code examples include standard TLS connection parameters (tls=true, tlsCAFile) which are normal secure connection practices for DocumentDB, not new security features. The change appears to be routine feature documentation.

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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
+
+# $near
+
+The `$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**
+
+  * `$geometry`: A GeoJSON Point object that defines the center point for the near query.
+
+  * `$maxDistance`: (optional) The maximum distance in meters from the specified point that a document can be to match the query.
+
+  * `$minDistance`: (optional) The minimum distance in meters from the specified point that a document can be to match the query.
+
+
+
+
+**Index Requirements**
+
+  * `2dsphere index`: Required for geospatial queries on GeoJSON Point data.
+
+
+
+
+## Example (MongoDB Shell)
+
+The following example demonstrates how to use the `$near` operator to find the nearest restaurants to a specific location in Seattle, Washington.
+
+**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,
+                    '$minDistance': 10
+                }
+            }
+        }))
+    
+        print(result)
+    
+        client.close()
+    
+    find_nearby_restaurants()
+
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+[Document Conventions](/general/latest/gr/docconventions.html)
+
+$minDistance
+
+$nearSphere
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