Property 'connect' does not exist on type 'typeof import

I have problem when I try to use mongodb.connect() func..

import mongodb from "mongodb"
import dotenv from "dotenv"
dotenv.config()
mongodb.connect()

Then error appears " Property 'connect' does not exist on type 'typeof import(..)

To create a connection to mongodb, you should first import the MongoClient, then you need to create a instance of the client, and only through the instance you will be able to create the connection.

See the example bellow taken from mongodb package documentation in npm

  import { MongoClient } from 'mongodb'


  const url = 'mongodb://localhost:27017';
  const client = new MongoClient(url);
  await client.connect();

Check this out for more details.