Class: Collection

Collection

new Collection()

Create a new Collection instance (INTERNAL TYPE, do not instantiate directly)

Members

readonlycollectionNamestring

The name of this collection

readonlydbNamestring

The name of the database this collection belongs to

hintobject

The current index hint for the collection

readonlynamespacestring

The namespace of this collection, in the format ${this.dbName}.${this.collectionName}

readonlyreadConcernReadConcern

The current readConcern of the collection. If not explicitly defined for
this collection, will be inherited from the parent DB

readonlyreadPreferenceReadPreference

The current readPreference of the collection. If not explicitly defined for
this collection, will be inherited from the parent DB

readonlywriteConcernWriteConcern

The current writeConcern of the collection. If not explicitly defined for
this collection, will be inherited from the parent DB

Methods

aggregate(pipeline, options, callback){null|AggregationCursor}

Execute an aggregation framework pipeline against the collection, needs MongoDB >= 2.2

Name Type Default Description
pipeline object [] optional

Array containing all the aggregation framework commands for the execution.

options object optional

Optional settings.

Name Type Default Description
readPreference ReadPreference | string optional

The preferred read preference (ReadPreference.PRIMARY, ReadPreference.PRIMARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.SECONDARY, ReadPreference.SECONDARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.NEAREST).

batchSize number 1000 optional

The number of documents to return per batch. See aggregation documentation.

cursor object optional

Return the query as cursor, on 2.6 > it returns as a real cursor on pre 2.6 it returns as an emulated cursor.

Name Type Default Description
batchSize number 1000 optional

Deprecated. Use options.batchSize

explain boolean false optional

Explain returns the aggregation execution plan (requires mongodb 2.6 >).

allowDiskUse boolean false optional

allowDiskUse lets the server know if it can use disk to store temporary results for the aggregation (requires mongodb 2.6 >).

maxTimeMS number optional

maxTimeMS specifies a cumulative time limit in milliseconds for processing operations on the cursor. MongoDB interrupts the operation at the earliest following interrupt point.

maxAwaitTimeMS number optional

The maximum amount of time for the server to wait on new documents to satisfy a tailable cursor query.

bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

raw boolean false optional

Return document results as raw BSON buffers.

promoteLongs boolean true optional

Promotes Long values to number if they fit inside the 53 bits resolution.

promoteValues boolean true optional

Promotes BSON values to native types where possible, set to false to only receive wrapper types.

promoteBuffers boolean false optional

Promotes Binary BSON values to native Node Buffers.

collation object optional

Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

comment string optional

Add a comment to an aggregation command

hint string | object optional

Add an index selection hint to an aggregation command

session ClientSession optional

optional session to use for this operation

callback Collection~aggregationCallback

The command result callback

bulkWrite(operations, options, callback){Promise}

Perform a bulkWrite operation without a fluent API

Legal operation types are

{ insertOne: { document: { a: 1 } } }

{ updateOne: { filter: {a:2}, update: {$set: {a:2}}, upsert:true } }

{ updateMany: { filter: {a:2}, update: {$set: {a:2}}, upsert:true } }

{ updateMany: { filter: {}, update: {$set: {"a.$[i].x": 5}}, arrayFilters: [{ "i.x": 5 }]} }

{ deleteOne: { filter: {c:1} } }

{ deleteMany: { filter: {c:1} } }

{ replaceOne: { filter: {c:3}, replacement: {c:4}, upsert:true}}

If documents passed in do not contain the _id field,
one will be added to each of the documents missing it by the driver, mutating the document. This behavior
can be overridden by setting the forceServerObjectId flag.

Name Type Description
operations Array.<object>

Bulk operations to perform.

options object optional

Optional settings.

Name Type Default Description
ordered boolean true optional

Execute write operation in ordered or unordered fashion.

bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

arrayFilters Array.<object> optional

Determines which array elements to modify for update operation in MongoDB 3.6 or higher.

w number | string optional

The write concern.

wtimeout number optional

The write concern timeout.

j boolean false optional

Specify a journal write concern.

checkKeys boolean false optional

If true, will throw if bson documents start with $ or include a . in any key value

serializeFunctions boolean false optional

Serialize functions on any object.

ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

session ClientSession optional

optional session to use for this operation

callback Collection~bulkWriteOpCallback optional

The command result callback

Returns:
Promise if no callback passed

count(query, options, callback){Promise}

An estimated count of matching documents in the db to a query.

NOTE: This method has been deprecated, since it does not provide an accurate count of the documents
in a collection. To obtain an accurate count of documents in the collection, use countDocuments.
To obtain an estimated count of all documents in the collection, use estimatedDocumentCount.

Name Type Default Description
query object {} optional

The query for the count.

options object optional

Optional settings.

Name Type Description
collation object optional

Specify collation settings for operation. See aggregation documentation.

limit boolean optional

The limit of documents to count.

skip boolean optional

The number of documents to skip for the count.

hint string optional

An index name hint for the query.

readPreference ReadPreference | string optional

The preferred read preference (ReadPreference.PRIMARY, ReadPreference.PRIMARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.SECONDARY, ReadPreference.SECONDARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.NEAREST).

maxTimeMS number optional

Number of milliseconds to wait before aborting the query.

session ClientSession optional

optional session to use for this operation

callback Collection~countCallback optional

The command result callback

Deprecated
Returns:
Promise if no callback passed

countDocuments(query, options, callback){Promise}

Gets the number of documents matching the filter.
For a fast count of the total documents in a collection see estimatedDocumentCount.
Note: When migrating from count to countDocuments
the following query operators must be replaced:

Operator Replacement
$where $expr
$near $geoWithin with $center
$nearSphere $geoWithin with $centerSphere
Name Type Description
query object optional

the query for the count

options object optional

Optional settings.

Name Type Description
collation object optional

Specifies a collation.

hint string | object optional

The index to use.

limit number optional

The maximum number of document to count.

maxTimeMS number optional

The maximum amount of time to allow the operation to run.

skip number optional

The number of documents to skip before counting.

callback Collection~countCallback optional

The command result callback.

See:
Returns:
Promise if no callback passed.

createIndex(fieldOrSpec, options, callback){Promise}

Creates an index on the db and collection collection.

Name Type Description
fieldOrSpec string | array | object

Defines the index.

options object optional

Optional settings.

Name Type Default Description
w number | string optional

The write concern.

wtimeout number optional

The write concern timeout.

j boolean false optional

Specify a journal write concern.

unique boolean false optional

Creates an unique index.

sparse boolean false optional

Creates a sparse index.

background boolean false optional

Creates the index in the background, yielding whenever possible.

dropDups boolean false optional

A unique index cannot be created on a key that has pre-existing duplicate values. If you would like to create the index anyway, keeping the first document the database indexes and deleting all subsequent documents that have duplicate value

min number optional

For geospatial indexes set the lower bound for the co-ordinates.

max number optional

For geospatial indexes set the high bound for the co-ordinates.

v number optional

Specify the format version of the indexes.

expireAfterSeconds number optional

Allows you to expire data on indexes applied to a data (MongoDB 2.2 or higher)

name string optional

Override the autogenerated index name (useful if the resulting name is larger than 128 bytes)

partialFilterExpression object optional

Creates a partial index based on the given filter object (MongoDB 3.2 or higher)

collation object optional

Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

session ClientSession optional

optional session to use for this operation

callback Collection~resultCallback optional

The command result callback

Returns:
Promise if no callback passed
Example

const collection = client.db('foo').collection('bar');

await collection.createIndex({ a: 1, b: -1 });

// Alternate syntax for { c: 1, d: -1 } that ensures order of indexes
await collection.createIndex([ [c, 1], [d, -1] ]);

// Equivalent to { e: 1 }
await collection.createIndex('e');

// Equivalent to { f: 1, g: 1 }
await collection.createIndex(['f', 'g'])

// Equivalent to { h: 1, i: -1 }
await collection.createIndex([ { h: 1 }, { i: -1 } ]);

// Equivalent to { j: 1, k: -1, l: 2d }
await collection.createIndex(['j', ['k', -1], { l: '2d' }])

createIndexes(indexSpecs, options, callback){Promise}

Creates multiple indexes in the collection, this method is only supported for
MongoDB 2.6 or higher. Earlier version of MongoDB will throw a command not supported
error.

Note: Unlike createIndex, this function takes in raw index specifications.
Index specifications are defined here.

Name Type Description
indexSpecs Array.<Collection~IndexDefinition>

An array of index specifications to be created

options Object optional

Optional settings

Name Type Description
session ClientSession optional

optional session to use for this operation

callback Collection~resultCallback optional

The command result callback

Returns:
Promise if no callback passed
Example

const collection = client.db('foo').collection('bar');
await collection.createIndexes([
// Simple index on field fizz
{
key: { fizz: 1 },
}
// wildcard index
{
key: { '$**': 1 }
},
// named index on darmok and jalad
{
key: { darmok: 1, jalad: -1 }
name: 'tanagra'
}
]);

deleteMany(filter, options, callback){Promise}

Delete multiple documents from a collection

Name Type Description
filter object

The Filter used to select the documents to remove

options object optional

Optional settings.

Name Type Default Description
collation object optional

Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

w number | string optional

The write concern.

wtimeout number optional

The write concern timeout.

j boolean false optional

Specify a journal write concern.

checkKeys boolean false optional

If true, will throw if bson documents start with $ or include a . in any key value

serializeFunctions boolean false optional

Serialize functions on any object.

ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

session ClientSession optional

optional session to use for this operation

callback Collection~deleteWriteOpCallback optional

The command result callback

Returns:
Promise if no callback passed

deleteOne(filter, options, callback){Promise}

Delete a document from a collection

Name Type Description
filter object

The Filter used to select the document to remove

options object optional

Optional settings.

Name Type Default Description
collation object optional

Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

w number | string optional

The write concern.

wtimeout number optional

The write concern timeout.

j boolean false optional

Specify a journal write concern.

checkKeys boolean false optional

If true, will throw if bson documents start with $ or include a . in any key value

serializeFunctions boolean false optional

Serialize functions on any object.

ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

session ClientSession optional

optional session to use for this operation

callback Collection~deleteWriteOpCallback optional

The command result callback

Returns:
Promise if no callback passed

distinct(key, query, options, callback){Promise}

The distinct command returns a list of distinct values for the given key across a collection.

Name Type Description
key string

Field of the document to find distinct values for.

query object optional

The query for filtering the set of documents to which we apply the distinct filter.

options object optional

Optional settings.

Name Type Description
readPreference ReadPreference | string optional

The preferred read preference (ReadPreference.PRIMARY, ReadPreference.PRIMARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.SECONDARY, ReadPreference.SECONDARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.NEAREST).

maxTimeMS number optional

Number of milliseconds to wait before aborting the query.

collation object optional

Specify collation settings for operation. See aggregation documentation.

session ClientSession optional

optional session to use for this operation

callback Collection~resultCallback optional

The command result callback

Returns:
Promise if no callback passed

drop(options, callback){Promise}

Drop the collection from the database, removing it permanently. New accesses will create a new collection.

Name Type Description
options object optional

Optional settings.

Name Type Description
writeConcern WriteConcern optional

A full WriteConcern object

w number | string optional

The write concern

wtimeout number optional

The write concern timeout

j boolean optional

The journal write concern

session ClientSession optional

optional session to use for this operation

callback Collection~resultCallback optional

The results callback

Returns:
Promise if no callback passed

dropAllIndexes(callback){Promise}

Drops all indexes from this collection.

Name Type Description
callback Collection~resultCallback

The command result callback

Deprecated
  • use dropIndexes
    Returns:
    Promise if no [callback] passed

    dropIndex(indexName, options, callback){Promise}

    Drops an index from this collection.

    Name Type Description
    indexName string

    Name of the index to drop.

    options object optional

    Optional settings.

    Name Type Default Description
    w number | string optional

    The write concern.

    wtimeout number optional

    The write concern timeout.

    j boolean false optional

    Specify a journal write concern.

    session ClientSession optional

    optional session to use for this operation

    maxTimeMS number optional

    Number of milliseconds to wait before aborting the query.

    callback Collection~resultCallback optional

    The command result callback

    Returns:
    Promise if no callback passed

    dropIndexes(options, callback){Promise}

    Drops all indexes from this collection.

    Name Type Description
    options Object optional

    Optional settings

    Name Type Description
    session ClientSession optional

    optional session to use for this operation

    maxTimeMS number optional

    Number of milliseconds to wait before aborting the query.

    callback Collection~resultCallback optional

    The command result callback

    Returns:
    Promise if no callback passed

    ensureIndex(fieldOrSpec, options, callback){Promise}

    Ensures that an index exists, if it does not it creates it

    Name Type Description
    fieldOrSpec string | object

    Defines the index.

    options object optional

    Optional settings.

    Name Type Default Description
    w number | string optional

    The write concern.

    wtimeout number optional

    The write concern timeout.

    j boolean false optional

    Specify a journal write concern.

    unique boolean false optional

    Creates an unique index.

    sparse boolean false optional

    Creates a sparse index.

    background boolean false optional

    Creates the index in the background, yielding whenever possible.

    dropDups boolean false optional

    A unique index cannot be created on a key that has pre-existing duplicate values. If you would like to create the index anyway, keeping the first document the database indexes and deleting all subsequent documents that have duplicate value

    min number optional

    For geospatial indexes set the lower bound for the co-ordinates.

    max number optional

    For geospatial indexes set the high bound for the co-ordinates.

    v number optional

    Specify the format version of the indexes.

    expireAfterSeconds number optional

    Allows you to expire data on indexes applied to a data (MongoDB 2.2 or higher)

    name number optional

    Override the autogenerated index name (useful if the resulting name is larger than 128 bytes)

    collation object optional

    Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

    session ClientSession optional

    optional session to use for this operation

    callback Collection~resultCallback optional

    The command result callback

    Deprecated
    • use createIndexes instead
      Returns:
      Promise if no callback passed

      estimatedDocumentCount(options, callback){Promise}

      Gets an estimate of the count of documents in a collection using collection metadata.

      Name Type Description
      options object optional

      Optional settings.

      Name Type Description
      maxTimeMS number optional

      The maximum amount of time to allow the operation to run.

      callback Collection~countCallback optional

      The command result callback.

      Returns:
      Promise if no callback passed.

      find(query, options){Cursor}

      Creates a cursor for a query that can be used to iterate over results from MongoDB

      Name Type Default Description
      query object {} optional

      The cursor query object.

      options object optional

      Optional settings.

      Name Type Default Description
      limit number 0 optional

      Sets the limit of documents returned in the query.

      sort array | object optional

      Set to sort the documents coming back from the query. Array of indexes, [['a', 1]] etc.

      projection object optional

      The fields to return in the query. Object of fields to either include or exclude (one of, not both), {'a':1, 'b': 1} or {'a': 0, 'b': 0}

      fields object optional

      Deprecated Use options.projection instead

      skip number 0 optional

      Set to skip N documents ahead in your query (useful for pagination).

      hint Object optional

      Tell the query to use specific indexes in the query. Object of indexes to use, {'_id':1}

      explain boolean false optional

      Explain the query instead of returning the data.

      snapshot boolean false optional

      DEPRECATED: Snapshot query.

      timeout boolean false optional

      Specify if the cursor can timeout.

      tailable boolean false optional

      Specify if the cursor is tailable.

      awaitData boolean false optional

      Specify if the cursor is a a tailable-await cursor. Requires tailable to be true

      batchSize number 1000 optional

      Set the batchSize for the getMoreCommand when iterating over the query results.

      returnKey boolean false optional

      Only return the index key.

      maxScan number optional

      DEPRECATED: Limit the number of items to scan.

      min number optional

      Set index bounds.

      max number optional

      Set index bounds.

      showDiskLoc boolean false optional

      Show disk location of results.

      comment string optional

      You can put a $comment field on a query to make looking in the profiler logs simpler.

      raw boolean false optional

      Return document results as raw BSON buffers.

      promoteLongs boolean true optional

      Promotes Long values to number if they fit inside the 53 bits resolution.

      promoteValues boolean true optional

      Promotes BSON values to native types where possible, set to false to only receive wrapper types.

      promoteBuffers boolean false optional

      Promotes Binary BSON values to native Node Buffers.

      readPreference ReadPreference | string optional

      The preferred read preference (ReadPreference.PRIMARY, ReadPreference.PRIMARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.SECONDARY, ReadPreference.SECONDARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.NEAREST).

      partial boolean false optional

      Specify if the cursor should return partial results when querying against a sharded system

      maxTimeMS number optional

      Number of milliseconds to wait before aborting the query.

      maxAwaitTimeMS number optional

      The maximum amount of time for the server to wait on new documents to satisfy a tailable cursor query. Requires taiable and awaitData to be true

      noCursorTimeout boolean optional

      The server normally times out idle cursors after an inactivity period (10 minutes) to prevent excess memory use. Set this option to prevent that.

      collation object optional

      Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

      session ClientSession optional

      optional session to use for this operation

      Throws:

      findAndModify(query, sort, doc, options, callback){Promise}

      Find and update a document.

      Name Type Description
      query object

      Query object to locate the object to modify.

      sort array

      If multiple docs match, choose the first one in the specified sort order as the object to manipulate.

      doc object

      The fields/vals to be updated.

      options object optional

      Optional settings.

      Name Type Default Description
      w number | string optional

      The write concern.

      wtimeout number optional

      The write concern timeout.

      j boolean false optional

      Specify a journal write concern.

      remove boolean false optional

      Set to true to remove the object before returning.

      upsert boolean false optional

      Perform an upsert operation.

      new boolean false optional

      Set to true if you want to return the modified object rather than the original. Ignored for remove.

      projection object optional

      Object containing the field projection for the result returned from the operation.

      fields object optional

      Deprecated Use options.projection instead

      session ClientSession optional

      optional session to use for this operation

      arrayFilters Array optional

      optional list of array filters referenced in filtered positional operators

      callback Collection~findAndModifyCallback optional

      The command result callback

      Deprecated
      • use findOneAndUpdate, findOneAndReplace or findOneAndDelete instead
        Returns:
        Promise if no callback passed

        findAndRemove(query, sort, options, callback){Promise}

        Find and remove a document.

        Name Type Description
        query object

        Query object to locate the object to modify.

        sort array

        If multiple docs match, choose the first one in the specified sort order as the object to manipulate.

        options object optional

        Optional settings.

        Name Type Default Description
        w number | string optional

        The write concern.

        wtimeout number optional

        The write concern timeout.

        j boolean false optional

        Specify a journal write concern.

        session ClientSession optional

        optional session to use for this operation

        callback Collection~resultCallback optional

        The command result callback

        Deprecated
        • use findOneAndDelete instead
          Returns:
          Promise if no callback passed

          findOne(query, options, callback){Promise}

          Fetches the first document that matches the query

          Name Type Description
          query object

          Query for find Operation

          options object optional

          Optional settings.

          Name Type Default Description
          limit number 0 optional

          Sets the limit of documents returned in the query.

          sort array | object optional

          Set to sort the documents coming back from the query. Array of indexes, [['a', 1]] etc.

          projection object optional

          The fields to return in the query. Object of fields to include or exclude (not both), {'a':1}

          fields object optional

          Deprecated Use options.projection instead

          skip number 0 optional

          Set to skip N documents ahead in your query (useful for pagination).

          hint Object optional

          Tell the query to use specific indexes in the query. Object of indexes to use, {'_id':1}

          explain boolean false optional

          Explain the query instead of returning the data.

          snapshot boolean false optional

          DEPRECATED: Snapshot query.

          timeout boolean false optional

          Specify if the cursor can timeout.

          tailable boolean false optional

          Specify if the cursor is tailable.

          batchSize number 1 optional

          Set the batchSize for the getMoreCommand when iterating over the query results.

          returnKey boolean false optional

          Only return the index key.

          maxScan number optional

          DEPRECATED: Limit the number of items to scan.

          min number optional

          Set index bounds.

          max number optional

          Set index bounds.

          showDiskLoc boolean false optional

          Show disk location of results.

          comment string optional

          You can put a $comment field on a query to make looking in the profiler logs simpler.

          raw boolean false optional

          Return document results as raw BSON buffers.

          promoteLongs boolean true optional

          Promotes Long values to number if they fit inside the 53 bits resolution.

          promoteValues boolean true optional

          Promotes BSON values to native types where possible, set to false to only receive wrapper types.

          promoteBuffers boolean false optional

          Promotes Binary BSON values to native Node Buffers.

          readPreference ReadPreference | string optional

          The preferred read preference (ReadPreference.PRIMARY, ReadPreference.PRIMARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.SECONDARY, ReadPreference.SECONDARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.NEAREST).

          partial boolean false optional

          Specify if the cursor should return partial results when querying against a sharded system

          maxTimeMS number optional

          Number of milliseconds to wait before aborting the query.

          collation object optional

          Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

          session ClientSession optional

          optional session to use for this operation

          callback Collection~resultCallback optional

          The command result callback

          Returns:
          Promise if no callback passed

          findOneAndDelete(filter, options, callback){Promise.<Collection~findAndModifyWriteOpResultObject>}

          Find a document and delete it in one atomic operation. Requires a write lock for the duration of the operation.

          Name Type Description
          filter object

          The Filter used to select the document to remove

          options object optional

          Optional settings.

          Name Type Default Description
          collation object optional

          Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

          projection object optional

          Limits the fields to return for all matching documents.

          sort object optional

          Determines which document the operation modifies if the query selects multiple documents.

          maxTimeMS number optional

          The maximum amount of time to allow the query to run.

          checkKeys boolean false optional

          If true, will throw if bson documents start with $ or include a . in any key value

          serializeFunctions boolean false optional

          Serialize functions on any object.

          ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

          Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

          session ClientSession optional

          optional session to use for this operation

          callback Collection~findAndModifyCallback optional

          The collection result callback

          Returns:
          Promise if no callback passed

          findOneAndReplace(filter, replacement, options, callback){Promise.<Collection~findAndModifyWriteOpResultObject>}

          Find a document and replace it in one atomic operation. Requires a write lock for the duration of the operation.

          Name Type Description
          filter object

          The Filter used to select the document to replace

          replacement object

          The Document that replaces the matching document

          options object optional

          Optional settings.

          Name Type Default Description
          bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

          Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

          collation object optional

          Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

          maxTimeMS number optional

          The maximum amount of time to allow the query to run.

          projection object optional

          Limits the fields to return for all matching documents.

          sort object optional

          Determines which document the operation modifies if the query selects multiple documents.

          upsert boolean false optional

          Upsert the document if it does not exist.

          returnOriginal boolean true optional

          When false, returns the updated document rather than the original. The default is true.

          checkKeys boolean false optional

          If true, will throw if bson documents start with $ or include a . in any key value

          serializeFunctions boolean false optional

          Serialize functions on any object.

          ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

          Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

          session ClientSession optional

          optional session to use for this operation

          callback Collection~findAndModifyCallback optional

          The collection result callback

          Returns:
          Promise if no callback passed

          findOneAndUpdate(filter, update, options, callback){Promise.<Collection~findAndModifyWriteOpResultObject>}

          Find a document and update it in one atomic operation. Requires a write lock for the duration of the operation.

          Name Type Description
          filter object

          The Filter used to select the document to update

          update object

          Update operations to be performed on the document

          options object optional

          Optional settings.

          Name Type Default Description
          arrayFilters Array optional

          optional list of array filters referenced in filtered positional operators

          bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

          Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

          collation object optional

          Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

          maxTimeMS number optional

          The maximum amount of time to allow the query to run.

          projection object optional

          Limits the fields to return for all matching documents.

          sort object optional

          Determines which document the operation modifies if the query selects multiple documents.

          upsert boolean false optional

          Upsert the document if it does not exist.

          returnOriginal boolean true optional

          When false, returns the updated document rather than the original. The default is true.

          checkKeys boolean false optional

          If true, will throw if bson documents start with $ or include a . in any key value

          serializeFunctions boolean false optional

          Serialize functions on any object.

          ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

          Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

          session ClientSession optional

          optional session to use for this operation

          callback Collection~findAndModifyCallback optional

          The collection result callback

          Returns:
          Promise if no callback passed

          geoHaystackSearch(x, y, options, callback){Promise}

          Execute a geo search using a geo haystack index on a collection.

          Name Type Description
          x number

          Point to search on the x axis, ensure the indexes are ordered in the same order.

          y number

          Point to search on the y axis, ensure the indexes are ordered in the same order.

          options object optional

          Optional settings.

          Name Type Default Description
          readPreference ReadPreference | string optional

          The preferred read preference (ReadPreference.PRIMARY, ReadPreference.PRIMARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.SECONDARY, ReadPreference.SECONDARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.NEAREST).

          maxDistance number optional

          Include results up to maxDistance from the point.

          search object optional

          Filter the results by a query.

          limit number false optional

          Max number of results to return.

          session ClientSession optional

          optional session to use for this operation

          callback Collection~resultCallback optional

          The command result callback

          Returns:
          Promise if no callback passed

          group(keys, condition, initial, reduce, finalize, command, options, callback){Promise}

          Run a group command across a collection

          Name Type Description
          keys object | array | function | code

          An object, array or function expressing the keys to group by.

          condition object

          An optional condition that must be true for a row to be considered.

          initial object

          Initial value of the aggregation counter object.

          reduce function | Code

          The reduce function aggregates (reduces) the objects iterated

          finalize function | Code

          An optional function to be run on each item in the result set just before the item is returned.

          command boolean

          Specify if you wish to run using the internal group command or using eval, default is true.

          options object optional

          Optional settings.

          Name Type Description
          readPreference ReadPreference | string optional

          The preferred read preference (ReadPreference.PRIMARY, ReadPreference.PRIMARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.SECONDARY, ReadPreference.SECONDARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.NEAREST).

          session ClientSession optional

          optional session to use for this operation

          callback Collection~resultCallback optional

          The command result callback

          Deprecated
          • MongoDB 3.6 or higher no longer supports the group command. We recommend rewriting using the aggregation framework.
            Returns:
            Promise if no callback passed

            indexes(options, callback){Promise}

            Retrieve all the indexes on the collection.

            Name Type Description
            options Object optional

            Optional settings

            Name Type Description
            session ClientSession optional

            optional session to use for this operation

            callback Collection~resultCallback optional

            The command result callback

            Returns:
            Promise if no callback passed

            indexExists(indexes, options, callback){Promise}

            Checks if one or more indexes exist on the collection, fails on first non-existing index

            Name Type Description
            indexes string | array

            One or more index names to check.

            options Object optional

            Optional settings

            Name Type Description
            session ClientSession optional

            optional session to use for this operation

            callback Collection~resultCallback optional

            The command result callback

            Returns:
            Promise if no callback passed

            indexInformation(options, callback){Promise}

            Retrieves this collections index info.

            Name Type Description
            options object optional

            Optional settings.

            Name Type Default Description
            full boolean false optional

            Returns the full raw index information.

            session ClientSession optional

            optional session to use for this operation

            callback Collection~resultCallback optional

            The command result callback

            Returns:
            Promise if no callback passed

            initializeOrderedBulkOp(options, callback){null}

            Initiate an In order bulk write operation. Operations will be serially executed in the order they are added, creating a new operation for each switch in types.

            Name Type Description
            options object optional

            Optional settings.

            Name Type Default Description
            w number | string optional

            The write concern.

            wtimeout number optional

            The write concern timeout.

            j boolean false optional

            Specify a journal write concern.

            session ClientSession optional

            optional session to use for this operation

            ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

            Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

            callback OrderedBulkOperation

            The command result callback

            initializeUnorderedBulkOp(options){UnorderedBulkOperation}

            Initiate an Out of order batch write operation. All operations will be buffered into insert/update/remove commands executed out of order.

            Name Type Description
            options object optional

            Optional settings.

            Name Type Default Description
            w number | string optional

            The write concern.

            wtimeout number optional

            The write concern timeout.

            j boolean false optional

            Specify a journal write concern.

            ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

            Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

            session ClientSession optional

            optional session to use for this operation

            insert(docs, options, callback){Promise}

            Inserts a single document or a an array of documents into MongoDB. If documents passed in do not contain the _id field,
            one will be added to each of the documents missing it by the driver, mutating the document. This behavior
            can be overridden by setting the forceServerObjectId flag.

            Name Type Description
            docs object | Array.<object>

            Documents to insert.

            options object optional

            Optional settings.

            Name Type Default Description
            w number | string optional

            The write concern.

            wtimeout number optional

            The write concern timeout.

            j boolean false optional

            Specify a journal write concern.

            serializeFunctions boolean false optional

            Serialize functions on any object.

            forceServerObjectId boolean false optional

            Force server to assign _id values instead of driver.

            bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

            Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

            session ClientSession optional

            optional session to use for this operation

            callback Collection~insertWriteOpCallback optional

            The command result callback

            Deprecated
            • Use insertOne, insertMany or bulkWrite
              Returns:
              Promise if no callback passed

              insertMany(docs, options, callback){Promise}

              Inserts an array of documents into MongoDB. If documents passed in do not contain the _id field,
              one will be added to each of the documents missing it by the driver, mutating the document. This behavior
              can be overridden by setting the forceServerObjectId flag.

              Name Type Description
              docs Array.<object>

              Documents to insert.

              options object optional

              Optional settings.

              Name Type Default Description
              bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

              Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

              ordered boolean true optional

              If true, when an insert fails, don't execute the remaining writes. If false, continue with remaining inserts when one fails.

              forceServerObjectId boolean false optional

              Force server to assign _id values instead of driver.

              w number | string optional

              The write concern.

              wtimeout number optional

              The write concern timeout.

              j boolean false optional

              Specify a journal write concern.

              checkKeys boolean true optional

              If true, will throw if bson documents start with $ or include a . in any key value

              serializeFunctions boolean false optional

              Serialize functions on any object.

              ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

              Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

              session ClientSession optional

              optional session to use for this operation

              callback Collection~insertWriteOpCallback optional

              The command result callback

              Returns:
              Promise if no callback passed

              insertOne(doc, options, callback){Promise}

              Inserts a single document into MongoDB. If documents passed in do not contain the _id field,
              one will be added to each of the documents missing it by the driver, mutating the document. This behavior
              can be overridden by setting the forceServerObjectId flag.

              Name Type Description
              doc object

              Document to insert.

              options object optional

              Optional settings.

              Name Type Default Description
              bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

              Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

              forceServerObjectId boolean false optional

              Force server to assign _id values instead of driver.

              w number | string optional

              The write concern.

              wtimeout number optional

              The write concern timeout.

              j boolean false optional

              Specify a journal write concern.

              checkKeys boolean true optional

              If true, will throw if bson documents start with $ or include a . in any key value

              serializeFunctions boolean false optional

              Serialize functions on any object.

              ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

              Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

              session ClientSession optional

              optional session to use for this operation

              callback Collection~insertOneWriteOpCallback optional

              The command result callback

              Returns:
              Promise if no callback passed

              isCapped(options, callback){Promise}

              Returns if the collection is a capped collection

              Name Type Description
              options Object optional

              Optional settings

              Name Type Description
              session ClientSession optional

              optional session to use for this operation

              callback Collection~resultCallback optional

              The results callback

              Returns:
              Promise if no callback passed

              listIndexes(options){CommandCursor}

              Get the list of all indexes information for the collection.

              Name Type Description
              options object optional

              Optional settings.

              Name Type Default Description
              batchSize number 1000 optional

              The batchSize for the returned command cursor or if pre 2.8 the systems batch collection

              readPreference ReadPreference | string optional

              The preferred read preference (ReadPreference.PRIMARY, ReadPreference.PRIMARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.SECONDARY, ReadPreference.SECONDARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.NEAREST).

              session ClientSession optional

              optional session to use for this operation

              mapReduce(map, reduce, options, callback){Promise}

              Run Map Reduce across a collection. Be aware that the inline option for out will return an array of results not a collection.

              Name Type Description
              map function | string

              The mapping function.

              reduce function | string

              The reduce function.

              options object optional

              Optional settings.

              Name Type Default Description
              readPreference ReadPreference | string optional

              The preferred read preference (ReadPreference.PRIMARY, ReadPreference.PRIMARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.SECONDARY, ReadPreference.SECONDARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.NEAREST).

              out object optional

              Sets the output target for the map reduce job. {inline:1} | {replace:'collectionName'} | {merge:'collectionName'} | {reduce:'collectionName'}

              query object optional

              Query filter object.

              sort object optional

              Sorts the input objects using this key. Useful for optimization, like sorting by the emit key for fewer reduces.

              limit number optional

              Number of objects to return from collection.

              keeptemp boolean false optional

              Keep temporary data.

              finalize function | string optional

              Finalize function.

              scope object optional

              Can pass in variables that can be access from map/reduce/finalize.

              jsMode boolean false optional

              It is possible to make the execution stay in JS. Provided in MongoDB > 2.0.X.

              verbose boolean false optional

              Provide statistics on job execution time.

              bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

              Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

              session ClientSession optional

              optional session to use for this operation

              callback Collection~resultCallback optional

              The command result callback

              Throws:
              Returns:
              Promise if no callback passed

              options(options, callback){Promise}

              Returns the options of the collection.

              Name Type Description
              options Object optional

              Optional settings

              Name Type Description
              session ClientSession optional

              optional session to use for this operation

              callback Collection~resultCallback optional

              The results callback

              Returns:
              Promise if no callback passed

              parallelCollectionScan(options, callback){Promise}

              Return N number of parallel cursors for a collection allowing parallel reading of entire collection. There are
              no ordering guarantees for returned results.

              Name Type Description
              options object optional

              Optional settings.

              Name Type Default Description
              readPreference ReadPreference | string optional

              The preferred read preference (ReadPreference.PRIMARY, ReadPreference.PRIMARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.SECONDARY, ReadPreference.SECONDARY_PREFERRED, ReadPreference.NEAREST).

              batchSize number 1000 optional

              Set the batchSize for the getMoreCommand when iterating over the query results.

              numCursors number 1 optional

              The maximum number of parallel command cursors to return (the number of returned cursors will be in the range 1:numCursors)

              raw boolean false optional

              Return all BSON documents as Raw Buffer documents.

              callback Collection~parallelCollectionScanCallback optional

              The command result callback

              Returns:
              Promise if no callback passed

              reIndex(options, callback){Promise}

              Reindex all indexes on the collection
              Warning: reIndex is a blocking operation (indexes are rebuilt in the foreground) and will be slow for large collections.

              Name Type Description
              options Object optional

              Optional settings

              Name Type Description
              session ClientSession optional

              optional session to use for this operation

              callback Collection~resultCallback optional

              The command result callback

              Returns:
              Promise if no callback passed

              remove(selector, options, callback){Promise}

              Remove documents.

              Name Type Description
              selector object

              The selector for the update operation.

              options object optional

              Optional settings.

              Name Type Default Description
              collation object optional

              Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

              w number | string optional

              The write concern.

              wtimeout number optional

              The write concern timeout.

              j boolean false optional

              Specify a journal write concern.

              single boolean false optional

              Removes the first document found.

              session ClientSession optional

              optional session to use for this operation

              callback Collection~writeOpCallback optional

              The command result callback

              Deprecated
              • use deleteOne, deleteMany or bulkWrite
                Returns:
                Promise if no callback passed

                rename(newName, options, callback){Promise}

                Rename the collection.

                Name Type Description
                newName string

                New name of of the collection.

                options object optional

                Optional settings.

                Name Type Default Description
                dropTarget boolean false optional

                Drop the target name collection if it previously exists.

                session ClientSession optional

                optional session to use for this operation

                callback Collection~collectionResultCallback optional

                The results callback

                Returns:
                Promise if no callback passed

                replaceOne(filter, doc, options, callback){Promise.<Collection~updateWriteOpResult>}

                Replace a document in a collection with another document

                Name Type Description
                filter object

                The Filter used to select the document to replace

                doc object

                The Document that replaces the matching document

                options object optional

                Optional settings.

                Name Type Default Description
                bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

                Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

                collation object optional

                Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

                hint object optional

                An optional hint for query optimization. See the update command reference for more information.

                upsert boolean false optional

                When true, creates a new document if no document matches the query.

                w number | string optional

                The write concern.

                wtimeout number optional

                The write concern timeout.

                j boolean false optional

                Specify a journal write concern.

                checkKeys boolean false optional

                If true, will throw if bson documents start with $ or include a . in any key value

                serializeFunctions boolean false optional

                Serialize functions on any object.

                ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

                Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

                session ClientSession optional

                optional session to use for this operation

                callback Collection~updateWriteOpCallback optional

                The command result callback

                Returns:
                Promise if no callback passed

                save(doc, options, callback){Promise}

                Save a document. Simple full document replacement function. Not recommended for efficiency, use atomic
                operators and update instead for more efficient operations.

                Name Type Description
                doc object

                Document to save

                options object optional

                Optional settings.

                Name Type Default Description
                w number | string optional

                The write concern.

                wtimeout number optional

                The write concern timeout.

                j boolean false optional

                Specify a journal write concern.

                session ClientSession optional

                optional session to use for this operation

                callback Collection~writeOpCallback optional

                The command result callback

                Deprecated
                • use insertOne, insertMany, updateOne or updateMany
                  Returns:
                  Promise if no callback passed

                  stats(options, callback){Promise}

                  Get all the collection statistics.

                  Name Type Description
                  options object optional

                  Optional settings.

                  Name Type Description
                  scale number optional

                  Divide the returned sizes by scale value.

                  session ClientSession optional

                  optional session to use for this operation

                  callback Collection~resultCallback optional

                  The collection result callback

                  Returns:
                  Promise if no callback passed

                  update(selector, update, options, callback){Promise}

                  Updates documents.

                  Name Type Description
                  selector object

                  The selector for the update operation.

                  update object

                  The update operations to be applied to the documents

                  options object optional

                  Optional settings.

                  Name Type Default Description
                  w number | string optional

                  The write concern.

                  wtimeout number optional

                  The write concern timeout.

                  j boolean false optional

                  Specify a journal write concern.

                  upsert boolean false optional

                  Update operation is an upsert.

                  multi boolean false optional

                  Update one/all documents with operation.

                  bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

                  Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

                  collation object optional

                  Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

                  arrayFilters Array optional

                  optional list of array filters referenced in filtered positional operators

                  session ClientSession optional

                  optional session to use for this operation

                  hint object optional

                  An optional hint for query optimization. See the update command reference for more information.

                  callback Collection~writeOpCallback optional

                  The command result callback

                  Deprecated
                  • use updateOne, updateMany or bulkWrite
                    Throws:
                    Returns:
                    Promise if no callback passed

                    updateMany(filter, update, options, callback){Promise.<Collection~updateWriteOpResult>}

                    Update multiple documents in a collection

                    Name Type Description
                    filter object

                    The Filter used to select the documents to update

                    update object

                    The update operations to be applied to the documents

                    options object optional

                    Optional settings.

                    Name Type Default Description
                    arrayFilters Array optional

                    optional list of array filters referenced in filtered positional operators

                    bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

                    Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

                    collation object optional

                    Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

                    hint object optional

                    An optional hint for query optimization. See the update command reference for more information.

                    upsert boolean false optional

                    When true, creates a new document if no document matches the query..

                    w number | string optional

                    The write concern.

                    wtimeout number optional

                    The write concern timeout.

                    j boolean false optional

                    Specify a journal write concern.

                    checkKeys boolean false optional

                    If true, will throw if bson documents start with $ or include a . in any key value

                    serializeFunctions boolean false optional

                    Serialize functions on any object.

                    ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

                    Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

                    session ClientSession optional

                    optional session to use for this operation

                    callback Collection~updateWriteOpCallback optional

                    The command result callback

                    Returns:
                    Promise if no callback passed

                    updateOne(filter, update, options, callback){Promise}

                    Update a single document in a collection

                    Name Type Description
                    filter object

                    The Filter used to select the document to update

                    update object

                    The update operations to be applied to the document

                    options object optional

                    Optional settings.

                    Name Type Default Description
                    arrayFilters Array optional

                    optional list of array filters referenced in filtered positional operators

                    bypassDocumentValidation boolean false optional

                    Allow driver to bypass schema validation in MongoDB 3.2 or higher.

                    collation object optional

                    Specify collation (MongoDB 3.4 or higher) settings for update operation (see 3.4 documentation for available fields).

                    hint object optional

                    An optional hint for query optimization. See the update command reference for more information.

                    upsert boolean false optional

                    When true, creates a new document if no document matches the query..

                    w number | string optional

                    The write concern.

                    wtimeout number optional

                    The write concern timeout.

                    j boolean false optional

                    Specify a journal write concern.

                    checkKeys boolean false optional

                    If true, will throw if bson documents start with $ or include a . in any key value

                    serializeFunctions boolean false optional

                    Serialize functions on any object.

                    ignoreUndefined boolean false optional

                    Specify if the BSON serializer should ignore undefined fields.

                    session ClientSession optional

                    optional session to use for this operation

                    callback Collection~updateWriteOpCallback optional

                    The command result callback

                    Returns:
                    Promise if no callback passed

                    watch(pipeline, options){ChangeStream}

                    Create a new Change Stream, watching for new changes (insertions, updates, replacements, deletions, and invalidations) in this collection.

                    Name Type Description
                    pipeline Array optional

                    An array of aggregation pipeline stages through which to pass change stream documents. This allows for filtering (using $match) and manipulating the change stream documents.

                    options object optional

                    Optional settings

                    Name Type Default Description
                    fullDocument string 'default' optional

                    Allowed values: ‘default’, ‘updateLookup’. When set to ‘updateLookup’, the change stream will include both a delta describing the changes to the document, as well as a copy of the entire document that was changed from some time after the change occurred.

                    resumeAfter object optional

                    Specifies the logical starting point for the new change stream. This should be the _id field from a previously returned change stream document.

                    maxAwaitTimeMS number optional

                    The maximum amount of time for the server to wait on new documents to satisfy a change stream query

                    batchSize number 1000 optional

                    The number of documents to return per batch. See aggregation documentation.

                    collation object optional

                    Specify collation settings for operation. See aggregation documentation.

                    readPreference ReadPreference optional

                    The read preference. Defaults to the read preference of the database or collection. See read preference documentation.

                    startAtOperationTime Timestamp optional

                    receive change events that occur after the specified timestamp

                    session ClientSession optional

                    optional session to use for this operation

                    Since:
                    • 3.0.0
                    Returns:
                    ChangeStream instance.

                    Type Definitions

                    aggregationCallback(error, cursor)

                    The callback format for an aggregation call

                    Name Type Description
                    error MongoError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    cursor AggregationCursor

                    The cursor if the aggregation command was executed successfully.

                    bulkWriteOpCallback(error, result)

                    The callback format for inserts

                    Name Type Description
                    error BulkWriteError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    result Collection~BulkWriteOpResult

                    The result object if the command was executed successfully.

                    BulkWriteOpResultObject

                    Properties:
                    Name Type Description
                    insertedCount number

                    Number of documents inserted.

                    matchedCount number

                    Number of documents matched for update.

                    modifiedCount number

                    Number of documents modified.

                    deletedCount number

                    Number of documents deleted.

                    upsertedCount number

                    Number of documents upserted.

                    insertedIds object

                    Inserted document generated Id's, hash key is the index of the originating operation

                    upsertedIds object

                    Upserted document generated Id's, hash key is the index of the originating operation

                    result object

                    The command result object.

                    collectionResultCallback(error, collection)

                    The callback format for the collection method, must be used if strict is specified

                    Name Type Description
                    error MongoError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    collection Collection

                    The collection instance.

                    countCallback(error, result)

                    The callback format for results

                    Name Type Description
                    error MongoError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    result number

                    The count of documents that matched the query.

                    deleteWriteOpCallback(error, result)

                    The callback format for deletes

                    Name Type Description
                    error MongoError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    result Collection~deleteWriteOpResult

                    The result object if the command was executed successfully.

                    deleteWriteOpResultObject

                    Properties:
                    Name Type Description
                    result Object

                    The raw result returned from MongoDB. Will vary depending on server version.

                    Properties
                    Name Type Description
                    ok Number

                    Is 1 if the command executed correctly.

                    n Number

                    The total count of documents deleted.

                    connection Object

                    The connection object used for the operation.

                    deletedCount Number

                    The number of documents deleted.

                    findAndModifyCallback(error, result)

                    The callback format for inserts

                    Name Type Description
                    error MongoError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    result Collection~findAndModifyWriteOpResult

                    The result object if the command was executed successfully.

                    findAndModifyWriteOpResultObject

                    Properties:
                    Name Type Description
                    value object

                    Document returned from the findAndModify command. If no documents were found, value will be null by default (returnOriginal: true), even if a document was upserted; if returnOriginal was false, the upserted document will be returned in that case.

                    lastErrorObject object

                    The raw lastErrorObject returned from the command. See findAndModify command documentation.

                    ok Number

                    Is 1 if the command executed correctly.

                    IndexDefinitionobject

                    A definition for an index. Used by the createIndex command.

                    See:

                    insertOneWriteOpCallback(error, result)

                    The callback format for inserts

                    Name Type Description
                    error MongoError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    result Collection~insertOneWriteOpResult

                    The result object if the command was executed successfully.

                    insertOneWriteOpResultObject

                    Properties:
                    Name Type Description
                    insertedCount number

                    The total amount of documents inserted.

                    ops Array.<object>

                    All the documents inserted using insertOne/insertMany/replaceOne. Documents contain the _id field if forceServerObjectId == false for insertOne/insertMany

                    insertedId ObjectId

                    The driver generated ObjectId for the insert operation.

                    connection object

                    The connection object used for the operation.

                    result object

                    The raw command result object returned from MongoDB (content might vary by server version).

                    Properties
                    Name Type Description
                    ok number

                    Is 1 if the command executed correctly.

                    n number

                    The total count of documents inserted.

                    insertWriteOpCallback(error, result)

                    The callback format for inserts

                    Name Type Description
                    error MongoError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    result Collection~insertWriteOpResult

                    The result object if the command was executed successfully.

                    insertWriteOpResultObject

                    Properties:
                    Name Type Description
                    insertedCount number

                    The total amount of documents inserted.

                    ops Array.<object>

                    All the documents inserted using insertOne/insertMany/replaceOne. Documents contain the _id field if forceServerObjectId == false for insertOne/insertMany

                    insertedIds Object.<Number, ObjectId>

                    Map of the index of the inserted document to the id of the inserted document.

                    connection object

                    The connection object used for the operation.

                    result object

                    The raw command result object returned from MongoDB (content might vary by server version).

                    Properties
                    Name Type Description
                    ok number

                    Is 1 if the command executed correctly.

                    n number

                    The total count of documents inserted.

                    parallelCollectionScanCallback(error, cursors)

                    The callback format for results

                    Name Type Description
                    error MongoError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    cursors Array.<Cursor>

                    A list of cursors returned allowing for parallel reading of collection.

                    resultCallback(error, result)

                    The callback format for results

                    Name Type Description
                    error MongoError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    result object

                    The result object if the command was executed successfully.

                    updateWriteOpCallback(error, result)

                    The callback format for inserts

                    Name Type Description
                    error MongoError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    result Collection~updateWriteOpResult

                    The result object if the command was executed successfully.

                    updateWriteOpResultObject

                    Properties:
                    Name Type Argument Description
                    result Object

                    The raw result returned from MongoDB. Will vary depending on server version.

                    Properties
                    Name Type Description
                    ok Number

                    Is 1 if the command executed correctly.

                    n Number

                    The total count of documents scanned.

                    nModified Number

                    The total count of documents modified.

                    connection Object

                    The connection object used for the operation.

                    matchedCount Number

                    The number of documents that matched the filter.

                    modifiedCount Number

                    The number of documents that were modified.

                    upsertedCount Number

                    The number of documents upserted.

                    upsertedId Object

                    The upserted id.

                    Properties
                    Name Type Description
                    _id ObjectId

                    The upserted _id returned from the server.

                    message Object

                    The raw msg response wrapped in an internal class

                    ops Array.<object> <optional>

                    In a response to replaceOne, contains the new value of the document on the server. This is the same document that was originally passed in, and is only here for legacy purposes.

                    writeOpCallback(error, result)

                    The callback format for inserts

                    Name Type Description
                    error MongoError

                    An error instance representing the error during the execution.

                    result Collection~WriteOpResult

                    The result object if the command was executed successfully.

                    WriteOpResultObject

                    Properties:
                    Name Type Description
                    ops Array.<object>

                    All the documents inserted using insertOne/insertMany/replaceOne. Documents contain the _id field if forceServerObjectId == false for insertOne/insertMany

                    connection object

                    The connection object used for the operation.

                    result object

                    The command result object.