# Reference fields showing as IDs regardless of configuration

**URL:** <https://community.forestadmin.com/t/reference-fields-showing-as-ids-regardless-of-configuration/869>\
**Category:** Help me!\
**Created:** [August 26, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/reference-fields-showing-as-ids-regardless-of-configuration/869 "2020-08-26T13:02:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tsachi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/tsachi/32/111_2.png) [@Tsachi](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/Tsachi)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/reference-fields-showing-as-ids-regardless-of-configuration/869/1 "2020-08-26T13:02:36Z")

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Regardless of reference field configuration, we only see the field IDs.

## Expected behavior

Reference field should appear as configured

## Actual behavior

IDs are displayed

## Failure Logs

## Context

- Package Version:
- Express Version:
- Sequelize Version:
- Database Dialect:
- Database Version:
- Project Name:

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**Author:** ![fssantos](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.forestadmin.com/fssantos/32/379_2.png) [@fssantos](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/fssantos)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/reference-fields-showing-as-ids-regardless-of-configuration/869/2 "2020-08-26T13:05:45Z")

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@Tsachi same here. All my referenced fields are only displaying it’s IDs. Also, multiple options fields are only displaying one option.

A team member related it started like 30 minutes ago or less.

Maybe some buggy release?

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**Author:** ![anon79585656](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ab992/32.png) [@anon79585656](https://community.forestadmin.com/u/anon79585656)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://community.forestadmin.com/t/reference-fields-showing-as-ids-regardless-of-configuration/869/3 "2020-08-26T13:10:20Z")

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Hello @Tsachi and @fssantos,

Thank you for this report.  
Our team is taking care of it right now. Things should be back in a moment.

Sorry for the inconvenience.