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BugHunterUK
BugHunterUK

Reputation: 8948

MongoDB Compass - How To Insert Date Type?

When inserting a document into a MongoDB database with MongoDB Compass how do I insert the current date?

I have tried like so:

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But as you can see there is an error.

How do I insert the current date using MongoDB Compass?

Upvotes: 18

Views: 27810

Answers (3)

Joe
Joe

Reputation: 86

Try like this

{
"type": "grunt",
"last_used": {"$date":{"$numberLong":"1602720972129"}},
"created_at":{"$date":{"$numberLong":"1602720972129"}}
}

Upvotes: 1

FrancisMarconcini
FrancisMarconcini

Reputation: 391

Try like this:

{
"type":"grunt",
"last_used": {
        "$date": "2018-04-15T16:54:40.000Z"
    },
"created_at": {
        "$date": "2018-04-15T16:54:40.000Z"
    }
}

Upvotes: 26

tatsuya
tatsuya

Reputation: 170

Try like this:

2016-01-24T13:21:55.000

Upvotes: 13

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