# Builder Connected Data Bugs

**URL:** <https://forum.builder.io/t/builder-connected-data-bugs/3704>\
**Category:** Technical Questions\
**Created:** [June 9, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/builder-connected-data-bugs/3704 "2023-06-09T21:45:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![manish-sharma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@manish-sharma](https://forum.builder.io/u/manish-sharma)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/builder-connected-data-bugs/3704/4 "2023-06-12T13:48:27Z")

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Hello @spm922 ,

Currently, there isn’t a way to includeRefs in the UI but this is a great feature request that you can add to [https://ideas.builder.io/](https://ideas.builder.io/)

We have [includeRefs](https://www.builder.io/c/docs/query-api#:~:text=Include%20content%20of%20references%20in%20response) in the query API, so instead of using the data source UI, you could call the query API in the Custom JS section of the data tab or as an API data source in your page.

> [@How to bind a reference field to a symbol](https://forum.builder.io/t/how-to-bind-a-reference-field-to-a-symbol/636/7):
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> Okey! My only question is now, how can I bind the id dynamically: So here I bind my reference, and the id will be state.hero.id after I choose an entry: And in my API data source I try: [https://cdn.builder.io/api/v2/content/hero?apiKey=32f148657e2646be8562eb4e6ebfa190&query.id={state.hero.id}&limit=1&includeRefs=true](https://cdn.builder.io/api/v2/content/hero?apiKey=32f148657e2646be8562eb4e6ebfa190&query.id=%7Bstate.hero.id%7D&limit=1&includeRefs=true) But neither {state.hero.id} nor ${state.hero.id} work, can you please help me how could I pass that info to my api call? Side note: I also tried this way, but no su…

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