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Find if email exists using findOne [duplicate]

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I want to find if email exists in mongodb but when I send GET request using postman, I get error response.

Request:

 "email":"myemail@gmail.com"

Response:

 "message": "Cast to ObjectId failed for value "email" at path "_id" for model "User""

This is my users.controller.js:

router.get('/email', getByEmail); // defined route
...
function getByEmail(req, res, next) 
 userService.getByEmail(req.body)
 .then(user => user ? res.json(user) : res.sendStatus(404))
 .catch(err => next(err));

This is users.service.js:

async function getByEmail(email) 
 const user = await User.findOne(email).select('-hash');
 return user;

It makes no sense to me since in my other function, for example user login, I do the same to check if email exists, and it works. Here is the login:

Controller:

router.post('/authenticate', authenticate);
...
function authenticate(req, res, next) 
 userService.authenticate(req.body)
 .then(user => user ? res.json(user) : res.status(400).json( message: 'Email or password is incorrect' ))
 .catch(err => next(err));

Servcice:

async function authenticate( email, password ) 
 const user = await User.findOne( email );
 if (user && bcrypt.compareSync(password, user.hash)) 
 const hash, ...userWithoutHash = user.toObject();
 const token = jwt.sign( sub: user.id , config.secret);
 return 
 ...userWithoutHash,
 token
 ;
 

Edit:

I found out that when I change the request to POST and also change the function to return true or false if the object exists or not, it works, but how should I change it so it works for GET request?

node.js mongodb express

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  You have other code in the route you are not showing. Odds are you have a "root" / route with an id or similar named parameter on it like /:id. Within that route you are calling findById, which is where the actual error is coming from. The problem is that /email is actually being sent to /:id because that is defined first in the code. That's why the string email get's sent to findById. Basically the /email route you show above needs to be defined before the /:id route so that will be matched first.
  
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  @NeilLunn ahhhhh, what?! You are absolutely right, but could you explain it why is it like that? I haven't tried to change it yet, but I can see that everything you said is as I have it implemented.
  
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  Mar 23 at 23:18
  

  
  
  
  


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  2 answers
  
  


• 
  CastError: Cast to ObjectId failed for value “route-name” at path “_id” for model
  
  1 answer
  
  

I want to find if email exists in mongodb but when I send GET request using postman, I get error response.

Request:

 "email":"myemail@gmail.com"

Response:

 "message": "Cast to ObjectId failed for value "email" at path "_id" for model "User""

This is my users.controller.js:

router.get('/email', getByEmail); // defined route
...
function getByEmail(req, res, next) 
 userService.getByEmail(req.body)
 .then(user => user ? res.json(user) : res.sendStatus(404))
 .catch(err => next(err));

This is users.service.js:

async function getByEmail(email) 
 const user = await User.findOne(email).select('-hash');
 return user;

It makes no sense to me since in my other function, for example user login, I do the same to check if email exists, and it works. Here is the login:

Controller:

router.post('/authenticate', authenticate);
...
function authenticate(req, res, next) 
 userService.authenticate(req.body)
 .then(user => user ? res.json(user) : res.status(400).json( message: 'Email or password is incorrect' ))
 .catch(err => next(err));

Servcice:

async function authenticate( email, password ) 
 const user = await User.findOne( email );
 if (user && bcrypt.compareSync(password, user.hash)) 
 const hash, ...userWithoutHash = user.toObject();
 const token = jwt.sign( sub: user.id , config.secret);
 return 
 ...userWithoutHash,
 token
 ;
 

Edit:

I found out that when I change the request to POST and also change the function to return true or false if the object exists or not, it works, but how should I change it so it works for GET request?

node.js mongodb express

share|improve this question

edited Mar 23 at 22:31

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• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  You have other code in the route you are not showing. Odds are you have a "root" / route with an id or similar named parameter on it like /:id. Within that route you are calling findById, which is where the actual error is coming from. The problem is that /email is actually being sent to /:id because that is defined first in the code. That's why the string email get's sent to findById. Basically the /email route you show above needs to be defined before the /:id route so that will be matched first.
  
  – Neil Lunn
  Mar 23 at 23:00
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @NeilLunn ahhhhh, what?! You are absolutely right, but could you explain it why is it like that? I haven't tried to change it yet, but I can see that everything you said is as I have it implemented.
  
  – mrRobot
  Mar 23 at 23:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  The linked answers show example changes of how an why you order routes when defining them. Please read those for details.
  
  – Neil Lunn
  Mar 23 at 23:24
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

This question already has an answer here:

• 
  MongoDB - Cast to ObjectId failed for value “create” at path “_id”
  
  2 answers
  
  


• 
  CastError: Cast to ObjectId failed for value “route-name” at path “_id” for model
  
  1 answer
  
  

I want to find if email exists in mongodb but when I send GET request using postman, I get error response.

Request:

 "email":"myemail@gmail.com"

Response:

 "message": "Cast to ObjectId failed for value "email" at path "_id" for model "User""

This is my users.controller.js:

router.get('/email', getByEmail); // defined route
...
function getByEmail(req, res, next) 
 userService.getByEmail(req.body)
 .then(user => user ? res.json(user) : res.sendStatus(404))
 .catch(err => next(err));

This is users.service.js:

async function getByEmail(email) 
 const user = await User.findOne(email).select('-hash');
 return user;

It makes no sense to me since in my other function, for example user login, I do the same to check if email exists, and it works. Here is the login:

Controller:

router.post('/authenticate', authenticate);
...
function authenticate(req, res, next) 
 userService.authenticate(req.body)
 .then(user => user ? res.json(user) : res.status(400).json( message: 'Email or password is incorrect' ))
 .catch(err => next(err));

Servcice:

async function authenticate( email, password ) 
 const user = await User.findOne( email );
 if (user && bcrypt.compareSync(password, user.hash)) 
 const hash, ...userWithoutHash = user.toObject();
 const token = jwt.sign( sub: user.id , config.secret);
 return 
 ...userWithoutHash,
 token
 ;
 

Edit:

I found out that when I change the request to POST and also change the function to return true or false if the object exists or not, it works, but how should I change it so it works for GET request?

node.js mongodb express

share|improve this question

edited Mar 23 at 22:31

mrRobot

asked Mar 23 at 21:46

mrRobotmrRobot

405

 "email":"myemail@gmail.com"

 "message": "Cast to ObjectId failed for value "email" at path "_id" for model "User""

router.get('/email', getByEmail); // defined route
...
function getByEmail(req, res, next) 
 userService.getByEmail(req.body)
 .then(user => user ? res.json(user) : res.sendStatus(404))
 .catch(err => next(err));

async function getByEmail(email) 
 const user = await User.findOne(email).select('-hash');
 return user;

router.post('/authenticate', authenticate);
...
function authenticate(req, res, next) 
 userService.authenticate(req.body)
 .then(user => user ? res.json(user) : res.status(400).json( message: 'Email or password is incorrect' ))
 .catch(err => next(err));

async function authenticate( email, password ) 
 const user = await User.findOne( email );
 if (user && bcrypt.compareSync(password, user.hash)) 
 const hash, ...userWithoutHash = user.toObject();
 const token = jwt.sign( sub: user.id , config.secret);
 return 
 ...userWithoutHash,
 token
 ;
 

share|improve this question

edited Mar 23 at 22:31

mrRobot

asked Mar 23 at 21:46

mrRobotmrRobot

405

share|improve this question

edited Mar 23 at 22:31

mrRobot

asked Mar 23 at 21:46

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mrRobotmrRobot

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