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title: 'API docs: repository.entitycrudrepository.findbyid'
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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/repository](./repository.md) &gt; [EntityCrudRepository](./repository.entitycrudrepository.md) &gt; [findById](./repository.entitycrudrepository.findbyid.md)

## EntityCrudRepository.findById() method

Find an entity by id, return a rejected promise if not found.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
findById(id: ID, filter?: FilterExcludingWhere<T>, options?: Options): Promise<T & Relations>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  id | ID | Value for the entity id |
|  filter | [FilterExcludingWhere](./filter.filterexcludingwhere.md)<!-- -->&lt;T&gt; | Additional query options. E.g. <code>filter.include</code> configures which related models to fetch as part of the database query (or queries). |
|  options | [Options](./repository.options.md) | Options for the operations |

<b>Returns:</b>

Promise&lt;T &amp; Relations&gt;

A promise of an entity found for the id

## Remarks

The rationale behind findById is to find an instance by its primary key (id). No other search criteria than id should be used. If a client wants to use a `where` clause beyond id, use `find` or `findOne` instead.