Explain the use of $facet in Aggregation.

Updated May 1, 2026

Short answer

$facet allows for multi-faceted aggregations within a single stage.

It processes multiple aggregation pipelines in parallel on the same set of input documents. This is great for dashboards needing multiple counts.

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