# mongoc_database_command_simple()

## Synopsis

    bool
    mongoc_database_command_simple (mongoc_database_t *database,
                                    const bson_t *command,
                                    const mongoc_read_prefs_t *read_prefs,
                                    bson_t *reply,
                                    bson_error_t *error);

## Parameters

- `database`: A mongoc_database_t.

- `command`: A `bson_t` containing the command.

- `read_prefs`: An optional mongoc_read_prefs_t. Otherwise, the command uses mode `MONGOC_READ_PRIMARY`.

- `reply`: A location to store the commands first result document.

- `error`: An optional location for a bson_error_t or `NULL`.

This is a simplified interface to mongoc_database_command() that returns the first result document. The database’s read preference, read concern, and write concern are not applied to the command. The parameter `reply` is initialized even upon failure to simplify memory management.

This function is not considered a retryable read operation.

## Errors

Errors are propagated through the `error` parameter.

## Returns

Returns `true` if successful. Returns `false` and sets `error` if there are invalid arguments or a server or network error.

This function does not check the server response for a write concern error or write concern timeout.