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title: "What are the differences between the updateOne(), updateMany(), and replaceOne() methods?"  
description: "What are the differences between the updateOne(), updateMany(), and replaceOne() methods?"  
author: "Anubhav Sharma"  
published: 2026-08-03  
updated: 2026-08-03  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/117006/what-are-the-differences-between-the-updateone-updatemany-and-replaceone-methods  
category: "database"  
tags: ["database", "mongodb"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What are the differences between the updateOne(), updateMany(), and replaceOne() methods?

**What are the differences between the** `updateOne()`**,** `updateMany()`**, and** `replaceOne()` **methods? Provide examples of when each should be used.**


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