# Relations

The `relations` key defines relationships between models. Hormo Studio managing relations in you back-end services by set options as relations configs easily as below:

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| Key        | Type            | Description                                                                                                       |
| ---------- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| foreignKey | String          | Optional foreign key used to find related model instances.                                                        |
| ref(model) | String          | Name of the related model. Required.                                                                              |
| type       | String          | <p>Relation type. Required</p><p><strong>hasMany</strong></p><p><strong>hasManyThrough and belongsTo</strong></p> |
| Filter     | Object/Function | You can filter a relationship field using the filters option. `{ "type": "user" }`                                |

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[Built-in User model](/models/built-in-user-model.md)
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