Correct way to search for MongoDB entries by '_id' in Node

Question

I\'m using MongoDb (as part of MongoJS) in Node. Here is the documentation for MongoJS.

I\'m trying to do a call within Node based

Answer 1

Here's another way to utilise objectId when using mongoose.

// at the top of the file
const Mongoose = require('mongoose')
const ObjectId = Mongoose.Types.ObjectId;

// when using mongo to collect data
Mongoose.model('users', userSchema).findOne({ _id: 
    ObjectId('xyz') }, function (err, user) {
        console.log(user)
        return handle(req, res)
    })
})