Model.find() returns empty in mongoose [duplicate]

Answer 1

I will make Peter Lyons answer more simply , only add in mongodb collection name (s letter) . For example if you create collection which you want to call user or password , just write s letter in last of word (users,passwords) .

Answer 2

Your problem is mongoose pluralizes collections. Mongoose is querying "organizations" but your data is in mongodb as "organization". Make them match and you should be good to go. You can either rename it in mongodb via the mongo shell or tell mongoose about it. From the mongoose docs:

var schema = new Schema({ name: String }, { collection: 'actor' });

// or

schema.set('collection', 'actor');

// or

var collectionName = 'actor'
var M = mongoose.model('Actor', schema, collectionName)

Answer 3

From official doc

Population is the process of automatically replacing the specified paths in the document with document(s) from other collection(s).

Try it without populate

Model.find({}).exec(function(err, models) {
            if (err) {
                res.render('error', {
                    status: 500
                });
            } else {
                res.json(models);
            }
        });