Node.js Mongodb integration Insert a document
Example
Insert a document called 'myFirstDocument' and set 2 properties, greetings and farewell
const MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
const url = 'mongodb://localhost:27017/test';
MongoClient.connect(url, function (err, db) {
if (err) throw new Error(err);
db.collection('myCollection').insertOne({ // Insert method 'insertOne'
"myFirstDocument": {
"greetings": "Hellu",
"farewell": "Bye"
}
}, function (err, result) {
if (err) throw new Error(err);
console.log("Inserted a document into the myCollection collection!");
db.close(); // Don't forget to close the connection when you are done
});
});
Collection method insertOne()
db.collection(collection).insertOne(document, options, callback)
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
collection | string | A string specifying the collection |
document | object | The document to be inserted into the collection |
options | object | (optional) Optional settings (default: null) |
callback | Function | Function to be called when the insert operation is done |
The callback function takes two arguments
err: Error - If an error occurs theerrargument will be definedresult: object - An object containing details about the insert operation
