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Use our dynamic REST and GraphQL APIs to access and efficiently manage your data.
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js
GET /items/articles/4
?fields[]=id
&fields[]=status
&fields[]=title
&fields[]=category
&fields[]=image.id
&fields[]=image.nameGET /items/articles/4
?fields[]=id
&fields[]=status
&fields[]=title
&fields[]=category
&fields[]=image.id
&fields[]=image.namegraphql
query {
articles_by_id(id: 4) {
id
status
title
category
image {
id
name
}
}
}query {
articles_by_id(id: 4) {
id
status
title
category
image {
id
name
}
}
}js
await directus.request(
readItem('articles', 4, {
fields: [
'id',
'status',
'title',
'category,',
{ image: ['id', 'name'] }
]
})
);await directus.request(
readItem('articles', 4, {
fields: [
'id',
'status',
'title',
'category,',
{ image: ['id', 'name'] }
]
})
);api
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