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Session: How to Check if a Document Exists

To check whether the database contains a certain document, use the method exists() from the advanced session operations.
This does not load the document from the server or cause the session to track it.
In this page:
- Syntax
- Example

Syntax

boolean exists(String id);

Parameter	Type	Description
id	`String`	The ID of the document you want to check the database for

Return Value	Description
`boolean`	Indicates whether a document with the specified ID exists in the database

Example

boolean exists = session.advanced().exists("employees/1-A");

if (exists) {
    // do something
}