Sometimes, we want to turn a Mongoose document into a plain object.

In this article, we’ll look at how to turn a Mongoose document into a plain object.

How to turn a Mongoose document into a plain object?

To turn a Mongoose document into a plain object, we can use the lean method.

For instance, we write

MyModel.findOne().lean().exec((err, doc) => {
  doc.addedProperty = 'foobar';
});

to call lean on the document returned by findOne.

Then we get the plain object version of the document from doc in the callback that we call exec with.

Conclusion

To turn a Mongoose document into a plain object, we can use the lean method.