Finding documents in MongoDB using Node.js is one of the most common operations you'll perform. Let's look at how to do it using both:

1. ✅ Native MongoDB Driver

2. 🪄 Mongoose (the beginner-friendly ODM)

✅ 1. Using Native MongoDB Driver

📦 Step 1: Install the driver

bash
npm install mongodb

🔍 Step 2: Find Documents

js
const mongoose = require('mongoose');mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/myDatabase')  .then(async () => {    console.log('Connected to MongoDB');    // Define schema and model    const userSchema = new mongoose.Schema({ name: String, age: Number });    const User = mongoose.model('User', userSchema);    // Find all    const allUsers = await User.find();    console.log('All users:', allUsers);    // Find with condition    const usersOver25 = await User.find({ age: { $gt: 25 } });    console.log('Users over 25:', usersOver25);    // Find one    const oneUser = await User.findOne({ name: 'Bob' });    console.log('Found:', oneUser);    await mongoose.disconnect();  })  .catch(err => console.error(err));

🔍 Common Query Options