insertOne() - Insert a single JSON document command

Inserts a single JSON document into a collection. If the collection does not exist, then it is created automatically.

Syntax diagram

Command parameters

document: Specifies the JSON document to insert.

Examples

The following example shows the command syntax for inserting a document into the collection, books:

db.books.insertOne({
          isbn: "123-456-789", 
          author: "Verne, Jules", 
          title: "Journey to the Center of the Earth", 
          abstract: "Classic science fiction novel in an unusual setting", 
          price: 6.00, 
          pages: 276, 
          category: "Fantasy",
          sales: 500.50
         })

The following example shows the successful output from running the insertOne command:

Command successfully completed.