Mongoose __v property - hide?

Question

Mongoose adds a '__v' property into Schema's for versioning - is it possible to disable this globally or globally hide it from all queries?

Answer 1

You can disable the "__v" attribute in your Schema definitions by setting the versionKey option to false. For example:

var widgetSchema = new Schema({ ... attributes ... }, { versionKey: false }); 

I don't think you can globally disable them, but can only do it per Schema. You can read more about Schema's options here. You might also find the Schema set method helpful.

Answer 2

To disable '__v' property, which is not recommended, use the versionKey schema option:

var Schema = new Schema({...}, { versionKey: false }); 

To hide it from all queries, which sometimes can be not what you want too, use the select schema type option:

var Schema = new Schema({ __v: { type: Number, select: false}})