.count( [criteria, ] callback )

Purpose

Returns the number of records in your database that meet the given search criteria.

Overview

Parameters

# Description Accepted Data Types Required ?
1 Find Criteria {},[{}], string, int No
2 Callback function No

Callback Parameters

# Description Possible Data Types
1 Error Error
2 Number of Records int

Example Usage

  1. User.count({name:'Flynn'}).exec(function countCB(error, found) {
  2.   console.log('There are ' + found + ' users called "Flynn"');
  4.   // There are 1 users called 'Flynn'
  5.   // Don't forget to handle your errors
  6. });

Notes

Any string arguments passed must be the ID of the record.