MongoDB-Nodejs tutorial | Perform mongodb operations using node.js |Insert data in mongodb collection using node.js

Overview

In this part of the mongodb operations using node.js tutorial series , we will insert data in mongodb collection using Node.js.

Let's Start !!

Step 1 - Include Package

We will start by including mongodb npm package as shown below :

												
var mongo = require('mongodb');

Step-2 : Establish Connection

Establish a connection between the mongoDb database and our node.js app using the following :

												
var new_db = "mongodb://localhost:27017/demo_db"

demo_db is the name of the database. You can change it in accordance with your database name.
27017 is the port where mongoDb is running.
Localhost i.e. 127.0.0.1 is the local IP.

Step - 3 : insert data

insertOne() is an inbuilt method which is used to insert data in mongodb collection as shown below:

											
//insert.js
var mongo = require('mongodb');
var new_db = "mongodb://localhost:27017/demo_db";

mongo.connect(new_db , function(error , db){
	if (error){
		throw error;
	}
	
	var data = { name : "rishabhio" , age : "25" , mobile : "1234567890" }
	
	db.collection("details").insertOne(data, (err , collection) => {
		if(err) throw err;
		console.log("Record inserted successfully");
		console.log(collection);
	});
});

You can run the above code using the following command :

											
>node insert.js
Record inserted successfully
{ result: { ok: 1, n: 1 },
  connection: null,
  message: undefined,
  ops:
   [ { name: 'rishabhio',
       age: '25',
       mobile: '1234567890',
       _id: 597073b2c6f60f5b3c23a1a5 } ],
  insertedCount: 1,
  insertedId: 597073b2c6f60f5b3c23a1a5 
}

What we learned

In this article we learned about

Including monogdb npm package in your app.
Establishing a connection between mongodb database and node.js application.
Insert data in mongodb collection using node.js

Insert data in mongodb collection using node.js

Inside this article!