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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/repository](./repository.md) &gt; [FilterBuilder](./repository.filterbuilder.md) &gt; [include](./repository.filterbuilder.include.md)

## FilterBuilder.include() method

Declare `include`

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
include(...i: (string | string[] | Inclusion)[]): this;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  i | <code>(string &#124; string[] &#124; Inclusion)[]</code> | A relation name, an array of relation names, or an <code>Inclusion</code> object for the relation/scope definitions |

<b>Returns:</b>

`this`