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# idRef()

- Package: [@gooddata/sdk-model](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/index.md)
- Kind: function
- Source: https://github.com/gooddata/gooddata-ui-sdk/blob/rel/11.64/libs/sdk-model/src/objRef/factory.ts
- Guides: [Working with object references](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/data-layer/data-model/object-references/index.md)

Creates an IdentifierRef from object identifier and given object type.

**Signature:**

```typescript
export declare function idRef(identifier: Identifier, type?: ObjectType): IdentifierRef;
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| identifier | [Identifier](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.identifier/index.md) | identifier to use |
| type | [ObjectType](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.objecttype/index.md) | _(Optional)_ referenced object type |

**Returns:**

[IdentifierRef](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.identifierref/index.md)

identifier reference

## Remarks

see [IdentifierRef](https://www.gooddata.ai/docs/gooddata-ui/latest/api-reference/sdk-model/sdk-model.identifierref/index.md) for more information about identifier references