# Reference object empty in preview **URL:** \ **Category:** Technical Questions\ **Tags:** visual-editor, nextjs, symbols\ **Created:** [July 11, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/reference-object-empty-in-preview/3875 "2023-07-11T16:45:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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:** [July 11, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.builder.io/t/reference-object-empty-in-preview/3875/2 "2023-07-11T17:15:55Z")
Hello @jjablonski, You may find help at the below forum post > [@Builder not passing reference value while in the visual editor](https://forum.builder.io/t/builder-not-passing-reference-value-while-in-the-visual-editor/3796): > > Hi there, I have a bug with the custom component here on easyplant. Builder content link With this preview URL: Builder public api key b701a8b1c4d744048ad10c35760795f4 What are you trying to accomplish I’ve created a custom component “BlogRelatedArticles”. It has an input named “articles” which is a list of references to the “blog-article” model. So, in my component I use props to get that “articles” array and get actual articles from there. It works perfectly fine when I’m on the websit… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.builder.io/t/reference-object-empty-in-preview/3875)._