In Node.js, you can limit the number of documents returned from a MongoDB query using either:

1. ✅ The native MongoDB driver

2. 🪄 Mongoose (if you're using schemas)

Let’s see both in action 👇

✅ 1. Using Native MongoDB Driver

📦 Step 1: Install MongoDB driver

bash
npm install mongodb

🔍 Step 2: Use .limit()

js
const mongoose = require('mongoose');mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/myDatabase')  .then(() => console.log('MongoDB connected!'));// Define schemaconst userSchema = new mongoose.Schema({ name: String, age: Number });const User = mongoose.model('User', userSchema);// Limit queryUser.find().limit(5).then(users => {  console.log('Limited users:', users);  mongoose.disconnect();});

🧠 You Can Combine .limit() With:

• .sort() → to sort before limiting

• .skip() → for pagination

Example (Native MongoDB)

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users.find().sort({ age: -1 }).skip(10).limit(5).toArray();

Example (Mongoose)

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User.find().sort({ age: -1 }).skip(10).limit(5);