How to delete multiple documents in a single query You can use the deleteMany method: db.getCollection('collection-name').deleteMany( { 'externalId': { '$in': [ '224844936430', '224844978951' ] } } ) References: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/method/db.collection.deleteMany/#mongodb-method-db.collection.deleteMany https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18566590/remove-multiple-documents-from-mongo-in-a-single-query