import mongoose from 'mongoose'; const instance = new mongoose.Schema( { _id: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, // _id is set by default, (you can remove this line) /* name = Object key String = Type */ name: String, }, { timestamps: true, // this creates and maintains: // { // createdAt: Date, // updatedAt: Date, // } }, ); // NOTE! use a singular model name, mongoose automatically creates a collection like so: // model: 'User' === collection: 'users' const modelName = 'User'; export default mongoose.model(modelName, instance);