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MongoDB Index Types and Query Patterns/Multikey index on an array field

Index documents that contain array values.

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Section: MongoDB index types

Multikey index on an array field

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db.products.createIndex({ tags: 1 })
Explanation

MongoDB automatically creates a multikey index when the indexed field contains arrays.

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