Include related objects

You can include related object(s) details in responses with the query string parameter named “include”. You can use the “include” parameter on any kind of route (classical CRUD route or relationships route) and any kind of HTTP methods as long as the method returns data.

This feature will add an additional key in the result named “included”

Example:

Request:

GET /users/1?include=computers HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/vnd.api+json

Response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json

{
  "data": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "1",
    "attributes": {
      "display_name": "JEAN <jean@gmail.com>",
      "birth_date": "1990-10-10"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "computers": {
        "data": [
          {
            "type": "computer",
            "id": "1"
          }
        ],
        "links": {
          "related": "/users/1/computers",
          "self": "/users/1/relationships/computers"
        }
      }
    },
    "links": {
      "self": "/users/1"
    }
  },
  "included": [
    {
      "type": "computer",
      "id": "1",
      "attributes": {
        "serial": "Amstrad"
      },
      "relationships": {
        "owner": {
          "links": {
            "related": "/computers/1/owner",
            "self": "/computers/1/relationships/owner"
          }
        }
      },
      "links": {
        "self": "/computers/1"
      }
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "self": "/users/1"
  },
  "jsonapi": {
    "version": "1.0"
  }
}

You can even follow relationships with include

Example:

Request:

GET /users/1?include=computers.owner HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/vnd.api+json

Response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json

{
  "data": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "1",
    "attributes": {
      "display_name": "JEAN <jean@gmail.com>",
      "birth_date": "1990-10-10"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "computers": {
        "data": [
          {
            "type": "computer",
            "id": "1"
          }
        ],
        "links": {
          "related": "/users/1/computers",
          "self": "/users/1/relationships/computers"
        }
      }
    },
    "links": {
      "self": "/users/1"
    }
  },
  "included": [
    {
      "type": "computer",
      "id": "1",
      "attributes": {
        "serial": "Amstrad"
      },
      "relationships": {
        "owner": {
          "data": {
            "type": "user",
            "id": "1"
          },
          "links": {
            "related": "/computers/1/owner",
            "self": "/computers/1/relationships/owner"
          }
        }
      },
      "links": {
        "self": "/computers/1"
      }
    },
    {
      "type": "user",
      "id": "1",
      "attributes": {
        "display_name": "JEAN <jean@gmail.com>",
        "birth_date": "1990-10-10"
      },
      "relationships": {
        "computers": {
          "links": {
            "related": "/users/1/computers",
            "self": "/users/1/relationships/computers"
          }
        }
      },
      "links": {
        "self": "/users/1"
      }
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "self": "/users/1"
  },
  "jsonapi": {
    "version": "1.0"
  }
}

It’s an absurd example because it will include details of the related user’s computers and details of the user that is already in the response. But it is just for demonstration.