MongoDB new features in July 2026

Everything MongoDB shipped in July 2026: 15 releases, grouped by product, each linked to MongoDB's release notes.

June 2026 August 2026

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MongoDB Atlas15

MongoDB AtlasJul 29, 2026

MongoDB Search adds doubleMetaphone token filter

Adds the doubleMetaphone token filter to MongoDB Search.

UpdateSource

MongoDB AtlasJul 14, 2026

Atlas Stream Processing supports $vectorSearch stage

Adds support for the $vectorSearch pipeline stage in stream processors.

UpdateVector searchStreamingData integrationSource

MongoDB AtlasJul 9, 2026

Kafka source processing spread more evenly across partitions

Kafka source stream processors distribute processing across partitions more evenly during heavy load.

UpdateStreamingSource

MongoDB AtlasJul 9, 2026

Stream processor CPU and memory in Atlas UI Monitoring tab

Adds stream processor CPU and memory usage to the Monitoring tab in the Atlas UI.

UpdateStreamingObservabilitySource

MongoDB AtlasJul 6, 2026

MongoDB Search adds englishMinimalStemming token filter

Adds the englishMinimalStemming token filter.

UpdateSource

MongoDB AtlasJul 6, 2026

MongoDB Search sorted index

Supports sorted indexes that pre-sort documents ascending or descending at index time instead of at query time.

UpdateSQLSource

MongoDB AtlasJuly 2026

Atlas UI read preference reverted to primary

The Atlas UI reads from the primary again unless it is unavailable, restoring the behavior in place before March 2026.

UpdateSource

MongoDB AtlasJuly 2026

Atlas billing adds Link, ACH, SEPA, Google Pay, Revolut payments

General availability of additional payment methods in Atlas billing, alongside credit card and PayPal.

GAPricingDeveloper toolsSource

MongoDB AtlasJuly 2026

Automatic oplog size scaling on EBS dedicated clusters

When storage size changes on dedicated clusters with EBS storage, Atlas resizes the maximum oplog to match, even without a custom oplog size.

UpdateObservabilitySource

MongoDB AtlasJuly 2026

Collection- and database-level restore generally available

Restore an individual database or collection directly into a live cluster through the Atlas UI or the Atlas Administration API.

GADeveloper toolsSource

MongoDB AtlasJuly 2026

Data validation extended to clusters using customer-managed keys

Automatic background data validation to detect silent corruption now covers clusters that use CMK.

UpdateSource

MongoDB AtlasJuly 2026

Download backup snapshots through Google Cloud private endpoint

Cloud backup snapshots can be downloaded through a private endpoint on Google Cloud, matching AWS and Azure.

UpdateSource

MongoDB AtlasJuly 2026

Operations contact for Atlas organizations

Set an operations contact, who need not be an Atlas user, to receive operational notifications, similar to security and billing contacts.

UpdateSecurityPricingSource

MongoDB AtlasJuly 2026

Projects page pagination

Adds pagination to the Projects page to load and navigate large project lists more quickly.

UpdateSource

MongoDB AtlasJuly 2026

Scaling and region changes bypass teardown in unhealthy regions

During cloud provider regional outages, scaling or region-change operations now bypass teardown in the unhealthy region instead of stalling.

UpdateRegionsSource