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What are Change Streams?
Updated May 1, 2026
Short answer
Change Streams allow applications to access real-time data changes without the complexity of tailing the oplog.
Deep explanation
They use the aggregation framework to filter for specific changes (insert, update, delete) and require a Replica Set or Sharded Cluster.
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