# Referenced records

Retrieve all records that are linked to this upload

## Query parameters

**`nested`**

- Type: boolean

For Modular Content, Structured Text and Single Block fields, return full payload for nested blocks instead of IDs

**`version`**

- Type: null, enum
- Example: `"current"`

Retrieve only the selected type of version that is linked to the upload; current, published or both

<details>
<summary>Show enum values</summary>

**`current`**

Return records that are linked to the upload in their latest version available

**`published`**

Return records that are linked to the upload in their published version

**`published-or-current`**

Return records that are linked to the upload either in their published version or in their latest version available

</details>

## Returns

Returns an array of resource objects of type [item](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item.md)

## Examples

###### Example Basic example

Code

```javascript
import { buildClient } from "@datocms/cma-client-node";

async function run() {
  const client = buildClient({ apiToken: process.env.DATOCMS_API_TOKEN });

  const uploadId = "q0VNpiNQSkG6z0lif_O1zg";

  const uploads = await client.uploads.references(uploadId);

  for (const upload of uploads) {
    // Check the 'Returned output' tab for the result ☝️
    console.log(upload);
  }
}

run();
```

Returned output

```javascript
{
  id: "hWl-mnkWRYmMCSTq4z_piQ",
  title: "My first blog post!",
  content: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...",
  category: "24",
  image: {
    alt: "Alt text",
    title: "Image title",
    custom_data: {},
    focal_point: null,
    upload_id: "20042921",
  },
  meta: {
    created_at: "2020-04-21T07:57:11.124Z",
    updated_at: "2020-04-21T07:57:11.124Z",
    published_at: "2020-04-21T07:57:11.124Z",
    first_published_at: "2020-04-21T07:57:11.124Z",
    publication_scheduled_at: "2020-04-21T07:57:11.124Z",
    unpublishing_scheduled_at: "2020-04-21T07:57:11.124Z",
    status: "published",
    is_current_version_valid: true,
    is_published_version_valid: true,
    current_version: "4234",
    stage: null,
    has_children: true,
  },
  item_type: { type: "item_type", id: "DxMaW10UQiCmZcuuA-IkkA" },
}
```

## Related content in "Content Management API"

- [Content Management API Overview](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api.md)
- [Using the JavaScript CMA client](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/using-the-nodejs-clients.md)
- [API versioning](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/api-versioning.md)
- [Authentication](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/authentication.md)
- [Environments](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/setting-the-environment.md)
- [Error codes & handling failures (CMA)](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/errors.md)
- [Pagination](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/pagination.md)
- [Asynchronous jobs](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/async-jobs.md)
- [CMA Technical Limits & Rate Limits](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/technical-limits.md)
- [Record](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item.md)
- [Scheduled publication](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/scheduled-publication.md)
- [Scheduled unpublishing](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/scheduled-unpublishing.md)
- [Upload](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload.md)
- [Create a new upload](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload/create.md)
- [List all uploads](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload/instances.md)
- [Retrieve an upload](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload/self.md)
- [Delete an upload](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload/destroy.md)
- [Update an upload](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload/update.md)
- [Referenced records](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload/references.md)
- [Add tags to assets in bulk](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload/bulk_tag.md)
- [Put assets into a collection in bulk](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload/bulk_set_upload_collection.md)
- [Destroy uploads](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload/bulk_destroy.md)
- [Site](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/site.md)
- [Model/Block model](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type.md)
- [Field](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/field.md)
- [Fieldset](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/fieldset.md)
- [Record version](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-version.md)
- [Upload permission](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-request.md)
- [Upload track](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-track.md)
- [Manual tags](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-tag.md)
- [Smart tags](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-smart-tag.md)
- [Upload Collection](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-collection.md)
- [Search Index](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-index.md)
- [Search result](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-result.md)
- [Search indexing activity](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/search-index-event.md)
- [Environment](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/environment.md)
- [Maintenance mode](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/maintenance-mode.md)
- [Menu Item](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/menu-item.md)
- [Schema Menu Item](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/schema-menu-item.md)
- [Uploads filter](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/upload-filter.md)
- [Model filter](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/item-type-filter.md)
- [Plugin](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/plugin.md)
- [Workflow](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/workflow.md)
- [Asynchronous job](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/job.md)
- [Job result](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/job-result.md)
- [Account](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/account.md)
- [Organization](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/organization.md)
- [Invitation](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/site-invitation.md)
- [Collaborator](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/user.md)
- [Role](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/role.md)
- [API token](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/access-token.md)
- [Webhook](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/webhook.md)
- [Webhook call](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/webhook-call.md)
- [Build trigger](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/build-trigger.md)
- [Deploy activity](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/build-event.md)
- [Subscription limit](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/subscription-limit.md)
- [Subscription feature](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/subscription-feature.md)
- [SSO Settings](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-settings.md)
- [SSO User](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-user.md)
- [SSO Group](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/sso-group.md)
- [White-label settings](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/white-label-settings.md)
- [Audit log event](https://www.datocms.com/docs/content-management-api/resources/audit-log-event.md)