How to Use Mongoose find() with Async/Await

Jan 25, 2021

The Mongoose find(filter, callback) function allows you to query for documents with the given key(s)/value(s) and it will return an array of documents that match the given filter. You can use this function with asynchronous calls as follows:

const Character = mongoose.model('Character', mongoose.Schema({
  name: String,
  age: Number,
  rank: String
}));
await Character.create([
  { name: 'Jean-Luc Picard', age: 59, rank: 'Captain' },
  { name: 'William Riker', age: 29, rank: 'Commander' },
  { name: 'Deanna Troi', age: 28, rank: 'Lieutenant Commander' },
  { name: 'Geordi La Forge', age: 29, rank: 'Lieutenant' },
  { name: 'Worf', age: 24, rank: 'Lieutenant' }
]);
// The query to find all the Lieutenants
const query = await Character.find({ rank: 'Lieutenant' }); // will return Worf and La Forge

If you omit the filter parameter in the find() call, it will find all documents.

await Character.create([
  { name: 'Jean-Luc Picard', age: 59, rank: 'Captain' },
  { name: 'William Riker', age: 29, rank: 'Commander' },
  { name: 'Deanna Troi', age: 28, rank: 'Lieutenant Commander' },
  { name: 'Geordi La Forge', age: 29, rank: 'Lieutenant' },
  { name: 'Worf', age: 24, rank: 'Lieutenant' }
]);
// Parameter omitted
const query = await Character.find(); // returns the above array with an _id property and __v property

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