Validate MongoDB ObjectId

Question

Is there a way to validate a MongoDB ObjectId without actually hitting the MongoDB database at all? For example, the string value "5c0a7922c9d89830f4911426" should result in "true".

Answer 1

You can use .isValid() method on ObjectId, try in mongoose:

var mongoose = require('mongoose');
var isValid = mongoose.Types.ObjectId.isValid('5c0a7922c9d89830f4911426'); //true