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title: 'API docs: sequelize.sequelizecrudrepository.includereferencesifrequested'
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## SequelizeCrudRepository.includeReferencesIfRequested() method
Include related entities of `@referencesMany` relation
referencesMany relation is NOT handled by `sequelizeModel.findAll` as it doesn't have any direct alternative to it, so to include relation data of referencesMany, we're manually fetching related data requested
**Signature:**
```typescript
protected includeReferencesIfRequested(parentEntities: Model<T, T>[], parentEntityClass: typeof Entity, inclusionFilters?: InclusionFilter[]): Promise<(T & Relations)[]>;
```
## Parameters
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Parameter
</th><th>
Type
</th><th>
Description
</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td markdown="1">
parentEntities
</td><td markdown="1">
Model<T, T>\[\]
</td><td markdown="1">
source table data
</td></tr>
<tr><td markdown="1">
parentEntityClass
</td><td markdown="1">
typeof Entity
</td><td markdown="1">
loopback entity class for the parent entity
</td></tr>
<tr><td markdown="1">
inclusionFilters
</td><td markdown="1">
[InclusionFilter](./filter.inclusionfilter.md)<!-- -->\[\]
</td><td markdown="1">
_(Optional)_
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
**Returns:**
Promise<(T & Relations)\[\]>
entities with related models in them