---
title: "Get contentlet references"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/content/{inodeOrIdentifier}/references"
tags: ["Content"]
---

# Get contentlet references

`GET /api/v1/content/{inodeOrIdentifier}/references`

Retrieves all references to a specific contentlet, including pages, containers, and personas that reference it

## Path parameters

- `inodeOrIdentifier` string, required

## Query parameters

- `language` string

## Response `200`

References retrieved successfully

- ResponseEntityContentReferenceListView
  - `errors` ErrorEntity[]
    - `errorCode` string
    - `message` string
    - `fieldName` string
  - `entity` ContentReferenceView[]
    - `page` IHTMLPage
      - `cacheTTL` integer
      - `seoDescription` string
      - `httpsRequired` boolean
      - `redirect` string
      - `seoKeywords` string
      - `pageUrl` string
      - `templateId` string
      - `menuOrder` integer
      - `metadata` string
      - `inode` string
      - `languageId` integer
      - `friendlyName` string
      - `showOnMenu` boolean
      - `title` string
      - `identifier` string
      - `content` boolean
      - `uri` string
      - `map` object
      - `host` string
      - `versionType` string
      - `modDate` string, date-time
      - `versionId` string
      - `working` boolean
      - `modUser` string
      - `archived` boolean
      - `live` boolean
      - `locked` boolean
      - `parentPermissionable` Permissionable
        - `parentPermissionable` Permissionable — recursive
        - `permissionId` string
        - `permissionType` string
        - `owner` string
      - `permissionId` string
      - `permissionType` string
      - `owner` string
      - `name` string
      - `type` string
    - `container` ContainerView
      - `container` Container
        - `getiDate` string, date-time
        - `type` string
        - `owner` string
        - `inode` string
        - `identifier` string
        - `source` 'UNKNOWN' | 'DB' | 'FILE'
        - `title` string
        - `friendlyName` string
        - `modDate` string, date-time
        - `modUser` string
        - `sortOrder` integer
        - `showOnMenu` boolean
        - `code` string
        - `maxContentlets` integer
        - `useDiv` boolean
        - `preLoop` string
        - `postLoop` string
        - `notes` string
        - `hostId` string
        - `hostName` string
        - `variant` string
        - `versionType` string
        - `permissionId` string
        - `versionId` string
        - `working` boolean
        - `deleted` boolean
        - `archived` boolean
        - `live` boolean
        - `locked` boolean
        - `name` string
        - `permissionType` string
        - `idate` string, date-time
        - `categoryId` string
        - `new` boolean
        - `parents` object[]
      - `path` string
    - `personaName` string
  - `messages` MessageEntity[]
    - `message` string
  - `i18nMessagesMap` object
  - `permissions` string[]
  - `pagination` Pagination
    - `currentPage` integer
    - `perPage` integer
    - `totalEntries` integer

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized - authentication required
- `403` — Forbidden - user lacks read permission on the contentlet
- `404` — Not found - contentlet not found

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