How to use a synchronous queries with mongoose on NodeJS server
You can only await Promises or a function marked as async, which essentially returns a Promise.
Correct Way
let getUser=async function(user_id){ let info= await User.findById(user_id); console.log(info); // contains user object}Incorrect Way
let getUser= function(user_id){ let info= await User.findById(user_id); //will throw an exception on await keyword console.log(info); // contains user object}Hope it helps.