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# findAndCount Method - Data Model Repository Reference

The `findAndCount` method of a data model repository retrieves a list of records and the total count of records that match the query.

This reference assumes you've already resolved the data model repository, as explained in the [Data Model Repository Reference](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/data-model-repository-reference) documentation.

## `findAndCount` Parameters

- data: (\`object\`) Options to filter and configure the query to retrieve the records.

  - where: (\`object\`) Filters to apply to the query. The keys are the property names of the data model, and the values are the values to filter by.

  - options: (\`object\`) Options to configure the query.

    - populate: (\`string\[]\`) An array of relation names to retrieve.

    - fields: (\`string\[]\`) An array of property names to retrieve.

    - limit: (\`number\`) The number of records to retrieve.

    - offset: (\`number\`) The number of records to skip before the retrieved records.

    - orderBy: (\`object\`) An object whose keys are the property names of the data model, and values are the sorting order.

    - groupBy: (\`string | string\[]\`) Group the records by one or more properties.

    - strategy: (\`select-in\` \\| \`joined\`) The strategy to use to retrieve the records. Learn more in the \[MikroORM documentation]\(https://mikro-orm.io/docs/loading-strategies). If you don't specify a strategy and you specify the \`limit\` or \`offset\` options, the default strategy is \`select-in\`. Otherwise, the default strategy is \`joined\`.

***

## Retrieve List of Records

To retrieve a list of records matching a set of filters, use the `findAndCount` method of the data model repository:

As of [Medusa v2.11.0](https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/releases/tag/v2.11.0), MikroORM dependencies are included in the `@medusajs/framework` package. If you're using an older version of Medusa, change the import statement to `@mikro-orm/knex`.

```ts title="src/modules/blog/service.ts"
import { 
  InjectTransactionManager,
  MedusaContext,
  MedusaService,
  InjectManager,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
import { Context, InferTypeOf, DAL } from "@medusajs/framework/types"
import { EntityManager } from "@medusajs/framework/mikro-orm/knex"
import Post from "./models/post"

class BlogModuleService extends MedusaService({
  Post,
}){
  // ...
  @InjectTransactionManager()
  protected async doSomething_(
    id: string,
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    const [posts, count] = await this.postRepository_.findAndCount()

    return {
      posts,
      count,
    }
  }

  @InjectManager()
  async doSomething(
    id: string,
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    return await this.doSomething_(id, sharedContext)
  }
}
```

### Returns

The method returns a tuple of two elements:

- An array of the first `15` records of the data model.
- The total count of records that match the query.

***

## Filter Records

You can filter the retrieved records by passing filters as a first parameter of the `findAndCount` method:

```ts title="src/modules/blog/service.ts"
import { 
  InjectTransactionManager,
  MedusaContext,
  MedusaService,
  InjectManager,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
import { Context, InferTypeOf, DAL } from "@medusajs/framework/types"
import { EntityManager } from "@medusajs/framework/mikro-orm/knex"
import Post from "./models/post"

class BlogModuleService extends MedusaService({
  Post,
}){
  // ...
  @InjectTransactionManager()
  protected async doSomething_(
    id: string[],
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    const [posts, count] = await this.postRepository_.findAndCount({
      where: {
        id,
      },
    })

    return {
      posts,
      count,
    }
  }

  @InjectManager()
  async doSomething(
    id: string,
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    return await this.doSomething_(id, sharedContext)
  }
}
```

### Parameters

The first object parameter is an object that has a `where` property used to apply filters. `where`'s value is an object whose keys are the property names of the data model, and values are the values to filter by.

In the example above, you filter the retrieved posts by their `id` property.

Refer to the [Filtering](https://docs.medusajs.com/resources/data-model-repository-reference/tips/filtering) reference for more information on how to filter records.

### Returns

The method returns a tuple of two elements:

- An array of the first `15` records matching the filters.
- The total count of records that match the query.

***

## Retrieve Relations

This applies to relations between data models of the same module. To retrieve linked records of different modules, use [Query](https://docs.medusajs.com/learn/fundamentals/query).

```ts title="src/modules/blog/service.ts"
import { 
  InjectTransactionManager,
  MedusaContext,
  MedusaService,
  InjectManager,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
import { Context, InferTypeOf, DAL } from "@medusajs/framework/types"
import { EntityManager } from "@medusajs/framework/mikro-orm/knex"
import Post from "./models/post"

class BlogModuleService extends MedusaService({
  Post,
}){
  // ...
  @InjectTransactionManager()
  protected async doSomething_(
    id: string[],
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    const [posts, count] = await this.postRepository_.findAndCount({
      where: {
        id,
      },
      options: {
        populate: ["author"],
      },
    })

    return {
      posts,
      count,
    }
  }

  @InjectManager()
  async doSomething(
    id: string,
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    return await this.doSomething_(id, sharedContext)
  }
}
```

### Parameters

The first object parameter of `findAndCount` accepts an `options` property, whose value is an object of retrieval options.

It accepts a `populate` property, whose value is an array of relation names to retrieve.

In the example above, you retrieve the `author` relation of the posts.

### Returns

The method returns a tuple of two elements:

- An array of the first `15` records.
- The total count of records that match the query.

Each record in the array will have the specified relations populated:

```json title="Example"
[
  {
    "id": "1",
    "author": {
      "id": "1",
      "name": "John Doe",
      // ...
    },
    // ...
  }
]
```

***

## Select Properties

```ts title="src/modules/blog/service.ts"
import { 
  InjectTransactionManager,
  MedusaContext,
  MedusaService,
  InjectManager,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
import { Context, InferTypeOf, DAL } from "@medusajs/framework/types"
import { EntityManager } from "@medusajs/framework/mikro-orm/knex"
import Post from "./models/post"

class BlogModuleService extends MedusaService({
  Post,
}){
  // ...
  @InjectTransactionManager()
  protected async doSomething_(
    id: string,
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    const [posts, count] = await this.postRepository_.findAndCount({
      where: {
        id,
      },
      options: {
        fields: ["title"],
      },
    })

    return {
      posts,
      count,
    }
  }

  @InjectManager()
  async doSomething(
    id: string,
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    return await this.doSomething_(id, sharedContext)
  }
}
```

### Parameters

By default, retrieved records have all their properties. The first object parameter of `findAndCount` accepts in its `options` property a `fields` property, whose value is an array of property names to retrieve.

In the example above, you retrieve only the `title` property of the posts.

### Returns

The method returns a tuple of two elements:

- An array of the first `15` records.
- The total count of records that match the query.

Each record in the array will have only the specified properties:

```json title="Example"
[
  {
    "id": "1",
    "title": "My first post"
  }
]
```

***

## Paginate Relations

```ts title="src/modules/blog/service.ts"
import { 
  InjectTransactionManager,
  MedusaContext,
  MedusaService,
  InjectManager,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
import { Context, InferTypeOf, DAL } from "@medusajs/framework/types"
import { EntityManager } from "@medusajs/framework/mikro-orm/knex"
import Post from "./models/post"

class BlogModuleService extends MedusaService({
  Post,
}){
  // ...
  @InjectTransactionManager()
  protected async doSomething_(
    id: string,
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    const [posts, count] = await this.postRepository_.findAndCount({
      where: {
        id,
      },
      options: {
        limit: 10,
        offset: 10,
      },
    })

    return posts
  }

  @InjectManager()
  async doSomething(
    id: string,
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    return await this.doSomething_(id, sharedContext)
  }
}
```

### Parameters

By default, the `find` method retrieves the first `15` records.

To change pagination configurations, you can pass to the first object parameter the `options` property, whose value is an object that accepts the following properties for pagination:

- `limit`: a number indicating how many records to retrieve. By default, it's `15`.
- `offset`: a number indicating how many records to skip before the retrieved records. By default, it's `0`.

In the example above, you retrieve `10` records, skipping the first `10` records.

### Returns

The method returns an array of records. The number of records is less than or equal to `limit`'s value.

***

## Sort Records

```ts title="src/modules/blog/service.ts"
import { 
  InjectTransactionManager,
  MedusaContext,
  MedusaService,
  InjectManager,
} from "@medusajs/framework/utils"
import { Context, InferTypeOf, DAL } from "@medusajs/framework/types"
import { EntityManager } from "@medusajs/framework/mikro-orm/knex"
import Post from "./models/post"

class BlogModuleService extends MedusaService({
  Post,
}){
  // ...
  @InjectTransactionManager()
  protected async doSomething_(
    id: string,
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    const [posts, count] = await this.postRepository_.findAndCount({
      where: {
        id,
      },
      options: {
        orderBy: {
          title: "ASC",
        },
      },
    })

    return {
      posts,
      count,
    }
  }

  @InjectManager()
  async doSomething(
    id: string,
    @MedusaContext() sharedContext?: Context<EntityManager>
  ): Promise<any> {
    return await this.doSomething_(id, sharedContext)
  }
}
```

### Parameters

To sort records by one or more properties, the first object parameter of `findAndCount` accepts in its `options` property an `orderBy` property. Its value is an object whose keys are the property names of the data model, and values are the sorting order.

The sorting order can be one of the following:

- `ASC` to sort by this property in the ascending order.
- `DESC` to sort by this property in the descending order.

### Returns

The method returns a tuple of two elements:

- An array of the first `15` records.
- The total count of records that match the query.


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