MongoDB Setup

MongoDB projects should stay on the latest Prisma 6.x release. Do not upgrade a MongoDB app to Prisma 7's SQL client path.

Prerequisites

MongoDB 4.2+
Replica Set configured (required for transactions)
Latest Prisma 6.x release, or your team's pinned Prisma 6 version
Node.js 20.19.0+
TypeScript 5.4.0+

1. Schema Configuration

Use the standard Prisma 6 MongoDB setup with prisma-client-js.

In prisma/schema.prisma:

datasource db {
  provider = "mongodb"
  url      = env("DATABASE_URL")
}

generator client {
  provider = "prisma-client-js"
}

Driver Adapters

Do not apply the Prisma 7 SQL adapter setup here. MongoDB does not use a SQL @prisma/adapter-* package.

ID Field Requirement

MongoDB models must have a mapped _id field using @id and @map("_id"), usually of type String with auto() and db.ObjectId.

model User {
  id    String @id @default(auto()) @map("_id") @db.ObjectId
  email String @unique
  name  String?
}

Relations

Relations in MongoDB expect IDs to be db.ObjectId type.

model Post {
  id       String @id @default(auto()) @map("_id") @db.ObjectId
  author   User   @relation(fields: [authorId], references: [id])
  authorId String @db.ObjectId
}

2. Environment Variable

In .env:

DATABASE_URL="mongodb+srv://user:password@cluster.mongodb.net/mydb?retryWrites=true&w=majority"

Migrations vs Introspection

No Migrations: MongoDB is schema-less. prisma migrate commands do not work.
db push: Use prisma db push to sync indexes and constraints.
db pull: Use prisma db pull to generate schema from existing data (sampling).

Current Verification Notes

prisma init --datasource-provider mongodb is still implemented in Prisma's CLI source.
Prisma's upstream repo still contains MongoDB fixtures and tests.
Local verification shows Prisma 7 can still recognize MongoDB inputs, but the generated client path does not provide a supported MongoDB upgrade path.
Local verification shows Prisma 6.x works end to end with prisma-client-js, prisma db push, and new PrismaClient() against a MongoDB replica set.

Version Guidance

For MongoDB, stay on the latest available Prisma 6.x release.
Treat Prisma 7 MongoDB migration attempts as unsupported until Prisma ships a real MongoDB upgrade path.

Common Issues

"Transactions not supported"

Ensure your MongoDB instance is a Replica Set. Standalone instances do not support transactions. Atlas clusters are replica sets by default.

"Invalid ObjectID"

Ensure fields referencing IDs are decorated with @db.ObjectId if the target is an ObjectID.

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