Importing JSON data into MongoDB can be tricky. By default, monogoimport assumes a special structure for a file to import from: similar to JSON format except that only one document per line is allowed with no comma after each of them - something like: { name: "Widget 1", desc: "This is Widget 1" } { name: "Widget 2", desc: "This is Widget 2" } It would be easier, however, to use a traditional JSON