Deleting Data

To remove data from MongoDB, you use methods provided by the model.

A common method is findByIdAndDelete.

app.delete('/users/:id', async (req, res) => {
  await User.findByIdAndDelete(req.params.id);

  res.send('user deleted');
});

The id is taken from the route parameter, and the matching document is removed from the database.

Example:

DELETE '/users/123': deletes user with id 123.

This allows your API to remove data when it is no longer needed.