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title: "[Set Up Your Project] - Referenced Content Type"
description: Referenced Content Type field property for the "Reference" field and how to configure referenced content types.
url: https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/create-content-types/referenced-content-type
product: Documentation
doc_type: guide
audience:
  - developers
version: v1
last_updated: 2026-03-26
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# [Set Up Your Project] - Referenced Content Type

This page explains the "Referenced Content Type" field property for the "Reference" field, who should use it (developers and content modelers configuring content types), and when to use it (when you need entries to reference entries from one or more specific content types).

## Referenced Content Type

This field property is specifically for the "Reference" field. It allows you to set one or more content types to which the entries can be added as references.

To set [content types](/docs/developers/create-content-types/about-content-types) as reference, click on the "Referenced Content-Type" dropdown field. Then, select the content types you wish to set as a reference, and click either on **Save** or **Save and Close **to save the changes.

Once this is done, the [content managers](/docs/developers/invite-users-and-assign-roles/types-of-roles#content-manager), while creating an entry, would be able to see all the entries of the referenced content type(s) under the reference field dropdown. They can then add any entry as a reference within the given entry.

## Common questions

### What is the "Referenced Content Type" field property used for?
It allows you to set one or more content types to which the entries can be added as references.

### Where do I select the referenced content types?
Click on the "Referenced Content-Type" dropdown field, then select the content types you wish to set as a reference.

### Who can use the reference field dropdown after this is configured?
The [content managers](/docs/developers/invite-users-and-assign-roles/types-of-roles#content-manager), while creating an entry, would be able to see all the entries of the referenced content type(s) under the reference field dropdown.

### What do I click to save the referenced content type selection?
Click either on **Save** or **Save and Close **to save the changes.