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find - How to query MongoDB to test if an item exists?

Does MongoDB offer a find or query method to test if an item exists based on any field value? We just want check existence, not return the full contents of the item.

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Since you don't need the count, you should make sure the query will return after it found the first match. Since count performance is not ideal, that is rather important. The following query should accomplish that:

db.Collection.find({ /* criteria */}).limit(1).size();

Note that find().count() by default does not honor the limit clause and might hence return unexpected results (and will try to find all matches). size() or count(true) will honor the limit flag.

If you want to go to extremes, you should make sure that your query uses covered indexes. Covered indexes only access the index, but they require that the field you query on is indexed. In general, that should do it because a count() obviously does not return any fields. Still, covered indexes sometimes need rather verbose cursors:

db.values.find({"value" : 3553}, {"_id": 0, "value" : 1}).limit(1).explain();

{
  // ...
  "cursor" : "BtreeCursor value_1",
  "indexOnly" : true,  // covered!
}

Unfortunately, count() does not offer explain(), so whether it's worth it or not is hard to say. As usual, measurement is a better companion than theory, but theory can at least save you from the bigger problems.


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