MongoDB Playground: 30-day cluster lifecycle policy takes effect

THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jun 1, 10:00 - 12:00 UTC

May 11, 16:24 UTC Scheduled - Starting May 31, 2026, MongoDB Playground clusters will be automatically and permanently deleted 30 days after their creation date, as outlined in our customer documentation. https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/databases/mongodb/overview

What is changing

• Existing clusters created more than 30 days before May 31, 2026 will be deleted on May 31, 2026.
• Existing clusters created less than 30 days before May 31, 2026 will be deleted 30 days after their creation date.
• New clusters created on or after May 31, 2026 will be deleted 30 days after creation.

Playground clusters do not include automated backups, so any data not exported before deletion will be unrecoverable.

Action required

• If you want to keep your data, please export it before your cluster's deletion date using mongodump. See MongoDB Backup & Recovery.

• Need your cluster for longer than 30 days? MongoDB Business Edition removes the 30-day limit and adds automated daily backups, higher connection limits, and production-ready performance.

• MongoDB Documentation: https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/databases/mongodb

• MongoDB Backup & recovery overview: https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/databases/mongodb/overview/backup-and-recovery

Affected services: Database as a Service (DBaaS) Location: Global Services