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.limit()

Set the maximum number of records to retrieve when executing a query instance.

.limit(maximum)

Usage

Argument Type Details
1 maximum The maximum number of records to retrieve.

Example

To retrieve records for up to 10 users named Jake:

var jakes = await User.find({ name: 'Jake' }).limit(10);

return res.json(jakes);

Notes

  • If you set the limit to 0, the query will always return an empty array.
  • If the limit is greater than the number of records matching the query criteria, all of the matching records will be returned.
  • The .find() method returns a chainable object if you don't supply a callback. This method can be chained to .find() to further filter your results.

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