Selecting a random record from Sequelize findAll

You can try this :

Encounter.findAll({ order: Sequelize.literal('rand()'), limit: 5 }).then((encounters) => {
        // single random encounter
    });

Don't forget to require the Sequelize ð

I think this solution is the most clear one. You should use a random function from a sequelize instance

const sequelize = new Sequelize(url, opts);

Recommend to use a sequelize-cli to generate initial schema, it automatically exports sequelize variable.

Encounter.findOne({ 
  order: sequelize.random() 
});

Also with this approach u don't need to solve RAND() vs RANDOM() problem if you change a db dialect from postgres to MySQL or back.

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