var ModelBuilder = require('../../loopback-datasource-juggler').ModelBuilder; var modelBuilder = new ModelBuilder(); // simplier way to describe model var User = modelBuilder.define('User', { name: String, bio: ModelBuilder.Text, approved: Boolean, joinedAt: Date, age: Number, address: { street: String, city: String, state: String, zipCode: String, country: String }, emails: [{ label: String, email: String }], friends: [String] }); var user = new User({name: 'Joe', age: 20, address: {street: '123 Main St', 'city': 'San Jose', state: 'CA'}, emails: [{label: 'work', email: 'xyz@sample.com'}], friends: ['John', 'Mary']}); console.log(user.toObject());