Is the 'updateMany' function of mongodb deprecated?

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db.movieDetails.updateMany({
    "tomato.consensus": null,
    "imdb.votes":{$lt:10000},
    "year":{$gte:2010,$lte:2013}},
    {
       $unset:{"tomato.consensus":""
    }
})

When I typed the command above in the mongo shell, I received an error that stated that updateMany was not a valid function.

TypeError: Property 'updateMany' of object video.movieDetails is not a function at (shell):1:17

I checked the documentation and updateMany is listed a valid function. I would like to know why I received the error.

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 29 '18 at 08:40

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this worked for me

 db.collection.update({},{$set:{,is_expired:false}},{multi:true})

answered Dec 29 '18 at 08:40

Apoorv

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score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 18 '16 at 18:49

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The updateMany command has not been deprecated. You'll find the documentation for the command here: db.collection.updateMany.

You were unable to use the command because it was introduced in the 3.2 version of MongoDB. You need to install the 3.2 version to use the updateMany command.

answered Jan 18 '16 at 18:49

gnerkus

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Thanks, i was using 3.0.2 :( – Syed Faizan Jan 19 '16 at 05:33
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From my reading of the docs `update` using the `multi` flag should do the same thing as `updateMany`. Is this true? – matth Jun 03 '16 at 19:52
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@matth if you are using monogdb 2.2 then db.test.update({foo: "bar"}, {$set: {test: "success!"}}, {multi: true}) – Nitin Oct 30 '17 at 05:07
@gnerkus my MongoDB version: 3.2.15 it works in shell but when i try to call from node then it shows updateMany is not a function as it works by giving multi true but can i do by the updateMany? – Nitin Oct 30 '17 at 05:09

Is the 'updateMany' function of mongodb deprecated?

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