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AWS documentdb documentation change

Service: documentdb · 2026-07-04 · Documentation low

File: documentdb/latest/devguide/compatibility.md

Summary

Updated documentation links to use relative paths instead of absolute URLs, standardized terminology (e.g., 'regions' to 'AWS Regions'), and made minor editorial improvements to migration instructions.

Security assessment

Changes involve link formatting and editorial improvements without introducing new security content or addressing vulnerabilities. The reference to Client-side Field Level Encryption (FLE) remains unchanged except for the link format, indicating no security impact.

Diff

diff --git a/documentdb/latest/devguide/compatibility.md b/documentdb/latest/devguide/compatibility.md
index 40e29d89b..795ef95fc 100644
--- a//documentdb/latest/devguide/compatibility.md
+++ b//documentdb/latest/devguide/compatibility.md
@@ -60 +60 @@ Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 improves query performance by up to 7x, and improves compr
-To get started with Amazon DocumentDB 8.0, see the [Get Started Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/devguide/get-started-guide.html). You can create a new Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 cluster using the AWS Management Console or the AWS SDK, AWS CLI, or CloudFormation. When connecting to Amazon DocumentDB, it is required that you use a MongoDB driver or utility that is compatible with MongoDB 5.0 or higher.
+To get started with Amazon DocumentDB 8.0, see the [Get started with Amazon DocumentDB](./get-started-guide.html). You can create a new Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 cluster using the AWS Management Console or the AWS SDK, AWS CLI, or CloudFormation. When connecting to Amazon DocumentDB, it is required that you use a MongoDB driver or utility that is compatible with MongoDB 5.0 or higher.
@@ -66 +66 @@ When using the AWS SDK, AWS CLI, or CloudFormation, the engine version will defa
-Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 and 8.0 supports the Amazon EC2 `r8g` Graviton4 processor and Graviton2 processors such as `r6g` and `t4.medium` instance types for your clusters and is available in all supported regions (see [Instances](./what-is.html#what-is-db-instances)). For more information on pricing, see [Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/documentdb/pricing/).
+Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 and 8.0 supports the Amazon EC2 `r8g` Graviton4 processor and Graviton2 processors such as `r6g` and `t4.medium` instance types for your clusters and is available in all supported AWS Regions (see [Instances](./what-is.html#what-is-db-instances)). For more information on pricing, see [Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/documentdb/pricing/).
@@ -70 +70 @@ Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 and 8.0 supports the Amazon EC2 `r8g` Graviton4 processor
-You can migrate from MongoDB 3.6 or MongoDB 4.0 to Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 or Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 using the [AWS DMS](https://aws.amazon.com/dms/) or utilities like [`mongodump`, `mongorestore`, `mongoimport`, and `mongoexport`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/devguide/backup_restore-dump_restore_import_export_data.html). For instructions on how to migrate, see [Upgrading your Amazon DocumentDB cluster using AWS Database Migration Service](./docdb-migration.versions.html).
+You can migrate from MongoDB 3.6 or MongoDB 4.0 to Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 or Amazon DocumentDB 8.0 using the [AWS DMS](https://aws.amazon.com/dms/) or utilities like [mongodump, mongorestore, mongoimport, and mongoexport](./backup_restore-dump_restore_import_export_data.html). For instructions on migrating, see [Upgrading your Amazon DocumentDB cluster using AWS Database Migration Service](./docdb-migration.versions.html).
@@ -120 +120 @@ Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 introduces new features and capabilities that include stor
-    * Support for Client-side Field Level Encryption (FLE). You can now encrypt fields at the client-side before writing the data to Amazon DocumentDB cluster. For more information, see [Client-side field level encryption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/devguide/field-level-encryption.html).
+    * Support for Client-side Field Level Encryption (FLE). You can now encrypt fields at the client-side before writing the data to Amazon DocumentDB cluster. For more information, see [Client-side field level encryption](./field-level-encryption.html).
@@ -137 +137 @@ Amazon DocumentDB 5.0.1 is the first minor version release for the Amazon Docume
-  * Active connections metric to monitor instances. The limits can be found at our [Amazon DocumentDB Quotas and limits](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/devguide/limits.html#limits.instance) page.
+  * Active connections metric to monitor instances. For more information, see [Instance limits](./limits.html#limits.instance).
@@ -150 +150 @@ Amazon DocumentDB 5.0.1 is the first minor version release for the Amazon Docume
-To get started with Amazon DocumentDB 5.0, see the [Get Started Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/devguide/get-started-guide.html). You can create a new Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 cluster using the AWS Management Console or the AWS SDK, AWS CLI, or CloudFormation. When connecting to Amazon DocumentDB, it is required that you use a MongoDB driver or utility that is compatible with MongoDB 5.0 or higher.
+To get started with Amazon DocumentDB 5.0, see the [Get started with Amazon DocumentDB](./get-started-guide.html). You can create a new Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 cluster using the AWS Management Console or the AWS SDK, AWS CLI, or CloudFormation. When connecting to Amazon DocumentDB, it is required that you use a MongoDB driver or utility that is compatible with MongoDB 5.0 or higher.
@@ -156 +156 @@ When using the AWS SDK, AWS CLI, or CloudFormation, the engine version will defa
-Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 and 8.0 supports the Amazon EC2 `r8g` Graviton4 processor and Graviton2 processors such as `r6g` and `t4.medium` instance types for your clusters and is available in all supported regions (see [Instances](./what-is.html#what-is-db-instances)). For more information on pricing, see [Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/documentdb/pricing/).
+Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 and 8.0 supports the Amazon EC2 `r8g` Graviton4 processor and Graviton2 processors such as `r6g` and `t4.medium` instance types for your clusters and is available in all supported AWS Regions (see [Instances](./what-is.html#what-is-db-instances)). For more information on pricing, see [Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/documentdb/pricing/).
@@ -160 +160 @@ Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 and 8.0 supports the Amazon EC2 `r8g` Graviton4 processor
-You can migrate from MongoDB 3.6 or MongoDB 4.0 to Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 using the [AWS DMS](https://aws.amazon.com/dms/) or utilities like [`mongodump`, `mongorestore`, `mongoimport`, and `mongoexport`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/devguide/backup_restore-dump_restore_import_export_data.html). For instructions on how to migrate, see [Upgrading your Amazon DocumentDB cluster using AWS Database Migration Service](./docdb-migration.versions.html).
+You can migrate from MongoDB 3.6 or MongoDB 4.0 to Amazon DocumentDB 5.0 using the [AWS DMS](https://aws.amazon.com/dms/) or utilities like [mongodump, mongorestore, mongoimport, and mongoexport](./backup_restore-dump_restore_import_export_data.html). For instructions on migrating, see [Upgrading your Amazon DocumentDB cluster using AWS Database Migration Service](./docdb-migration.versions.html).
@@ -259 +259 @@ Amazon DocumentDB does not support every MongoDB 4.0 feature. When we built Amaz
-To get started with Amazon DocumentDB 4.0, see the [Get Started Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/devguide/get-started-guide.html). You can create a new Amazon DocumentDB 4.0 cluster using the AWS Management Console or the AWS SDK, AWS CLI, or CloudFormation. When connecting to Amazon DocumentDB, it is required that you use a MongoDB driver or utility that is compatible with MongoDB 4.0 or higher. 
+To get started with Amazon DocumentDB 4.0, see the [Get started with Amazon DocumentDB](./get-started-guide.html). You can create a new Amazon DocumentDB 4.0 cluster using the AWS Management Console or the AWS SDK, AWS CLI, or CloudFormation. When connecting to Amazon DocumentDB, it is required that you use a MongoDB driver or utility that is compatible with MongoDB 4.0 or higher. 
@@ -265 +265 @@ When using the AWS SDK, AWS CLI, or CloudFormation, the engine version will defa
-Amazon DocumentDB 4.0 supports `r5`, `r6g`, `t3.medium`, and `t4g.medium` instance types for your clusters and is available in all supported regions. There is no additional cost for using Amazon DocumentDB 4.0. For more information on pricing, see [Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/documentdb/pricing/).
+Amazon DocumentDB 4.0 supports `r5`, `r6g`, `t3.medium`, and `t4g.medium` instance types for your clusters and is available in all supported AWS Regions. There is no additional cost for using Amazon DocumentDB 4.0. For more information on pricing, see [Amazon DocumentDB (with MongoDB compatibility) Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/documentdb/pricing/).
@@ -269 +269 @@ Amazon DocumentDB 4.0 supports `r5`, `r6g`, `t3.medium`, and `t4g.medium` instan
-You can migrate from MongoDB 3.6 or MongoDB 4.0 to Amazon DocumentDB 4.0 utilizing the [AWS DMS](https://aws.amazon.com/dms/) or utilities like [`mongodump`, `mongorestore`, `mongoimport`, and `mongoexport`](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/documentdb/latest/devguide/backup_restore-dump_restore_import_export_data.html). Similarly, you can use the same tools to upgrade from Amazon DocumentDB 3.6 to Amazon DocumentDB 4.0. For instructions on how to migrate, see [Upgrading your Amazon DocumentDB cluster using AWS Database Migration Service](./docdb-migration.versions.html).
+You can migrate from MongoDB 3.6 or MongoDB 4.0 to Amazon DocumentDB 4.0 using the [AWS DMS](https://aws.amazon.com/dms/) or utilities like [mongodump, mongorestore, mongoimport, and mongoexport](./backup_restore-dump_restore_import_export_data.html). Similarly, you can use the same tools to upgrade from Amazon DocumentDB 3.6 to Amazon DocumentDB 4.0. For instructions on migrating, see [Upgrading your Amazon DocumentDB cluster using AWS Database Migration Service](./docdb-migration.versions.html).