BSON Articles & Guides
Master BSON, MongoDB's binary JSON format. Learn about data types, Python integration, and when to use BSON for your applications.
What is BSON?
BSON (Binary JSON) is a binary-encoded serialization format used by MongoDB to store documents. It extends JSON with additional data types like Date, ObjectId, Binary data, and Decimal128, making it perfect for database operations.
While MongoDB uses BSON internally for fast parsing and traversal, you'll typically work with regular JSON in your application code. The MongoDB drivers handle all the BSON conversion automatically behind the scenes.
Articles & Tutorials
BSON vs JSON: Complete Comparison Guide
Complete comparison guide. Learn when to use BSON or JSON, performance differences, data types, and practical use cases with code examples in Python and Node.js.
pip install bson: Complete Python BSON Installation Guide
Complete guide to installing BSON in Python. Learn the right way to set up PyMongo, avoid common errors, troubleshoot issues, and start working with MongoDB data.
BSON Tools
Quick Start with BSON
Ready to start working with BSON? Here's your roadmap:
- 1.Understand the basics with our BSON vs JSON comparison
- 2.Install PyMongo following the pip install bson guide
- 3.Convert your data using JSON to BSON converter
- 4.Validate BSON structure with the BSON Validator