{"id":3991,"date":"2024-03-13T07:46:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-multiple-documents-be-updated-in-bulk-in-mongodb\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T23:50:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T23:50:37","slug":"how-can-multiple-documents-be-updated-in-bulk-in-mongodb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-multiple-documents-be-updated-in-bulk-in-mongodb\/","title":{"rendered":"MongoDB Bulk Update Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In MongoDB, you can use the updateMany() method to bulk update multiple documents. 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