Insert a Document Example

You can insert a document into a collection by using the InsertOne() method.

Example

Tip

Read the Usage Examples to learn how to run this example.

This example uses the following Restaurant struct as a model for documents in the restaurants collection:

// Inserts a single document describing a restaurant by using the Go driver
package main
import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"
	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/v2/mongo"
	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/v2/mongo/options"
)
// Defines the structure of a restaurant document
type Restaurant struct {
	Name         string
	RestaurantId string        `bson:"restaurant_id,omitempty"`
	Cuisine      string        `bson:"cuisine,omitempty"`
	Address      interface{}   `bson:"address,omitempty"`
	Borough      string        `bson:"borough,omitempty"`
	Grades       []interface{} `bson:"grades,omitempty"`
}
func main() {
	if err := godotenv.Load(); err != nil {
		log.Println("No .env file found")
	}
	var uri string
	if uri = os.Getenv("MONGODB_URI"); uri == "" {
		log.Fatal("You must set your 'MONGODB_URI' environment variable. See\n\t https://www.mongodb.com/docs/drivers/go/current/connect/mongoclient/#environment-variable")
	}
	client, err := mongo.Connect(options.Client().ApplyURI(uri))
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer func() {
		if err = client.Disconnect(context.TODO()); err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}
	}()
	// Inserts a sample document describing a restaurant into the collection
	coll := client.Database("sample_restaurants").Collection("restaurants")
	newRestaurant := Restaurant{Name: "8282", Cuisine: "Korean"}
	result, err := coll.InsertOne(context.TODO(), newRestaurant)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	// Prints the ID of the inserted document
	fmt.Printf("Document inserted with ID: %s\n", result.InsertedID)
}

The omitempty struct tag omits the corresponding field from the inserted document when left empty.

The following example inserts a new document to the restaurants collection:

Tip

Nonexistent Databases and Collections

If the necessary database and collection don't exist when you perform a write operation, the server implicitly creates them.

// Inserts a single document describing a restaurant by using the Go driver
package main
import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"
	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/v2/mongo"
	"go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver/v2/mongo/options"
)
// Defines the structure of a restaurant document
type Restaurant struct {
	Name         string
	RestaurantId string        `bson:"restaurant_id,omitempty"`
	Cuisine      string        `bson:"cuisine,omitempty"`
	Address      interface{}   `bson:"address,omitempty"`
	Borough      string        `bson:"borough,omitempty"`
	Grades       []interface{} `bson:"grades,omitempty"`
}
func main() {
	if err := godotenv.Load(); err != nil {
		log.Println("No .env file found")
	}
	var uri string
	if uri = os.Getenv("MONGODB_URI"); uri == "" {
		log.Fatal("You must set your 'MONGODB_URI' environment variable. See\n\t https://www.mongodb.com/docs/drivers/go/current/connect/mongoclient/#environment-variable")
	}
	client, err := mongo.Connect(options.Client().ApplyURI(uri))
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer func() {
		if err = client.Disconnect(context.TODO()); err != nil {
			panic(err)
		}
	}()
	// Inserts a sample document describing a restaurant into the collection
	coll := client.Database("sample_restaurants").Collection("restaurants")
	newRestaurant := Restaurant{Name: "8282", Cuisine: "Korean"}
	result, err := coll.InsertOne(context.TODO(), newRestaurant)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	// Prints the ID of the inserted document
	fmt.Printf("Document inserted with ID: %s\n", result.InsertedID)
}

View a fully runnable example

Expected Result

After you run the full example, you can find the following inserted document in the restaurants collection:

{
  "_id": ObjectId("..."),
  "name": "8282",
  "cuisine": "Korean"
}

For an example on how to find a document, see the Find Documents usage example.

Additional Information

To learn more about inserting documents, see inserting documents.

API Documentation

InsertOne()

MongoDB Go Driver