Updating the path 'x' would create a conflict at 'x' - mongodb

Question

This error happens when I tried to update upsert item:
Updating the path 'x' would create a conflict at 'x'

Answer 1

Field should appear either in $set, or in $setOnInsert. Not in both.

Answer 2

I had the same problem while performing an update query using PyMongo.
I was trying to do:
> db.people.update( {'name':'lmn'}, { $inc : { 'key1' : 2 }, $set: { 'key1' : 5 }})
Notice that here I'm trying to update the value of key1 from two MongoDB Update Operators.
This basically happens when you try to update the value of a same key with more than one MongoDB Update Operators within the same query.
You can find a list of Update Operators over here

Answer 3

If you pass the same key in $set and in $unset when updating an item, you will get that error.
For example:
const body = {
_id: '47b82d36f33ad21b90'
name: 'John',
lastName: 'Smith'
}
MyModel.findByIdAndUpdate(body._id, { $set: body, $unset: {name: 1}})
// Updating the path 'name' would create a conflict at 'name'

Answer 4

You cannot have the same path referenced more than once in an update. For example, even though the below would result in something logical, MongoDB will not allow it.
db.getCollection("user").updateOne(
{_id: ...},
{$set: {'address': {state: 'CA'}, 'address.city' : 'San Diego'}}
)
You would get the following error:
Updating the path 'address.city' would create a conflict at 'address'

Answer 5

db.products.update(
{ _id: 1 },
{
$set: { item: "apple" },
$setOnInsert: { defaultQty: 100 }
},
{ upsert: true }
)
Below is the key explanation to the issue:
MongoDB creates a new document with _id equal to 1 from the
condition, and then applies the $set AND $setOnInsert operations to
this document.
If you want a field value is set or updated regardless of insertion or update, use it in $set. If you want it to be set only on insertion, use it in $setOnInsert.
Here is the example: https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/operator/update/setOnInsert/#example

Answer 6

Starting from MongoDB 4.2 you can use aggregate pipelines in update:
db.your_collection.update({
_id: 1
},
[{
$set:{
x_field: {
$cond: {
if: {$eq:[{$type:"$_id"} , "missing"]},
then: 'upsert value', // it's the upsert case
else: '$x_field' // it's the update case
}
}
}
}],
{
upsert: true
})
db.collection.bulkWrite() also supports it

Answer 7

With the Ruby library at least, it's possible to get this error if you have the same key twice, once as a symbol and once as a string:
db.getCollection("user").updateOne(
{_id: ...},
{$set: {'name': "Horse", name: "Horse"}}
)

Answer 8

I recently had the same issue while using the query below.
TextContainer.findOneAndUpdate({ blockId: req.params.blockId, 'content._id': req.params.noteId }, { $set: { 'content.note': req.body.note } }, { upsert: true, new: true })
When i have changed 'content.note' to 'content.$.note' it has been fixed. So my final query is :
TextContainer.findOneAndUpdate({ blockId: req.params.blockId, 'content._id': req.params.noteId }, { $set: { 'content.$.note': req.body.note } }, { upsert: true, new: true })