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# MongoDB instrumentation

## Setup

To instrument your MongoDB usage, you'll need to import the OpenTelemetry official instrumentation package:

<CodeGroup>
  ```go Go theme={null}
  import "go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/mongo/otelmongo"
  ```
</CodeGroup>

Before initializing your MongoDB connection, add the `otelmongo.NewMonitor()` as a monitor in the connection options as shown in the example below.

<CodeGroup>
  ```go Go theme={null}
  opts := options.Client()
  opts.Monitor = otelmongo.NewMonitor()
  opts.ApplyURI("mongodb://your.mongo.host:27017")
  client, err := mongo.Connect(ctx, opts)
  if err != nil {
  	panic(err)
  }
  ```
</CodeGroup>

<Warning>
  At this time the Mongo instrumentation reports all queries in an unsanitized
  fashion. This means that any PII data is sent to AppSignal, like email
  addresses and passwords. This will be configurable in a future version of the
  Mongo instrumentation.
</Warning>