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Asked: June 6, 20262026-06-06T23:58:31+00:00 2026-06-06T23:58:31+00:00

in my code people can follow other people. So far everything is ok apart

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in my code people can follow other people.
So far everything is ok apart from this fact: in the userScheme I have this field.

, following: [{ type: Schema.ObjectId, ref: 'Users' }]

Since every user has an username, it’s more versatile for me to use dbref with the username.
is there a way to do something like this?

, following: [{ type: Users.username, ref: 'Users' }]

Many thanks,
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    2026-06-06T23:58:31+00:00Added an answer on June 6, 2026 at 11:58 pm

    No, only ObjectId values that refer to the _id property of another collection can be used as refs.

    Confirmed in the source code.

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