get id of saved object mongoose nodejs code example

Example 1: mongoose get id after save

n.save(function(err,room){
  var newRoomId = room._id;
  });

Example 2: mongoose save return id

//if you are sending an id field in req.body then mongoose will return e null _id
//to solve this just delete the _id field before running the save method
if(req.body._id === null) {
  delete req.body._id;
}