node-mongodb-native
The official MongoDB Node.js driver
The official MongoDB driver for Node.js and TypeScript, the standard library for connecting backend JavaScript applications to a MongoDB database, with full type definitions, semantic versioning, and supply-chain signature verification.
This is the official driver for connecting Node.js applications to a MongoDB database. It is published and maintained by MongoDB itself, and it is the standard way to read from and write to MongoDB when building a JavaScript or TypeScript application on the server side.
MongoDB is a database that stores data in a document format rather than traditional rows and columns. This driver is the code library that lets a Node.js application talk to that database: opening connections, sending queries, inserting data, and handling results. Developers install it from npm, the standard package registry for JavaScript, and then import it into their application code.
The driver is written in TypeScript, meaning it includes type definitions that help editors and compilers catch mistakes before code runs. It follows semantic versioning, so version numbers communicate clearly when breaking changes occur. The README includes a compatibility matrix showing which combinations of driver versions, Node.js versions, and MongoDB server versions work together, which is useful when upgrading.
Release packages are cryptographically signed, allowing developers who care about supply-chain security to verify that what they downloaded was actually produced by MongoDB's team. Bug reports go to MongoDB's own JIRA issue tracker rather than GitHub issues, and support questions go to MongoDB's community forums.
This repository is primarily for developers integrating MongoDB into backend JavaScript applications. If you are building a web app, an API, or any server-side service that needs to store or retrieve data from MongoDB, this driver is the standard starting point. The documentation site linked from the README covers usage patterns in depth.
Where it fits
- Connect a Node.js REST API to MongoDB to store and retrieve user records, posts, or any document-shaped data.
- Build a TypeScript backend where the editor catches database query mistakes before the code runs, thanks to built-in type definitions.
- Insert, update, and delete documents in MongoDB from a serverless function or script using a well-documented standard library.
- Verify the authenticity of a downloaded package release using cryptographic signatures to satisfy supply-chain security requirements.