Automattic/mongoose · error · CastError

Cast to Number failed for value ${stringValue} (type ${value

Error message

Cast to Number failed for value ${stringValue} (type ${valueType}) at path "limit"

What it means

Error "Cast to Number failed for value ${stringValue} (type ${valueType}) at path "limit"" thrown in Automattic/mongoose.

Source

Thrown at lib/query.js:939

 * #### Note:
 *
 * Cannot be used with `distinct()`
 *
 * @method limit
 * @memberOf Query
 * @instance
 * @param {number} val
 * @api public
 */

Query.prototype.limit = function limit(v) {
  this._validate('limit');

  if (typeof v === 'string') {
    try {
      v = castNumber(v);
    } catch {
      throw new CastError('Number', v, 'limit');
    }
  }

  this.options.limit = v;
  return this;
};

/**
 * Specifies the number of documents to skip.
 *
 * #### Example:
 *
 *     query.skip(100).limit(20);
 *
 * #### Note:
 *
 * Cannot be used with `distinct()`
 *

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/query.js:939 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Automattic/mongoose@49cdab0136 (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d740b2465ae7f504. Report an issue: GitHub.