CastError: Cast to ObjectId failed for value "XXX" at path "_id" for model "XXX"

Do you want to request a feature or report a bug? Requesting a feature

What is the current behavior? _id is only accepting ObjectId even if we override it with string

What is the expected behavior? It need _id to accept strings rather than ObjectId

What are the versions of Node.js, Mongoose and MongoDB you are using? Note that “latest” is not a version. String in _id is supporting in Mongoose version - 5.12.6, which we are using. But it is not supported in Mongoose 5.12.7

[IslandRhythms]

The problem is that its not a valid _id string. It has to be either 12 byte binary string, or a 24 hex byte string. ejeLoP_FH1620208025781 is neither. Using this function should help https://mongoosejs.com/docs/api/mongoose.html#mongoose_Mongoose-isValidObjectId

[ramya-Senthamaraikannan]

Issue 1: Sample data: { “_id” : “ejeLoP_FH1620208025781”, firstName: “xxxx”, lastName : “yyyy” }

after installing the latest version, any updates to this collection throws an error “CastError: Cast to ObjectId failed for value “XXX” at path “_id” for model “XXX””

Issue 2: Sample data: const mongoose = require(“mongoose”); const schema = new mongoose.Schema({ _id:String, firstName: String, lastName: String });

Inserting a new Record, the result is { _id : ObjectId(“609269995b2e888426d019ef”), firstName: “xxxx”, lastName : “xxxx” }

But the expected result is, { _id : “609269995b2e888426d019ef”, firstName: “xxxx”, lastName : “xxxx” }

we have our own logic to generate the _id as a String, which is not happening. Instead, it is creating its own ObjectId. This is only happening after the latest release.