> For AI agents: the complete Sanity documentation index is available at [https://www.sanity.io/docs/llms.txt](https://www.sanity.io/docs/llms.txt).

# View incoming references

The incoming references interface displays documents that reference the active document.

You can see which documents reference the open document by using the incoming references pane. Developers can also add [an incoming reference decoration](https://www.sanity.io/docs/studio/incoming-reference-decoration) to a document's form.

Prerequisite: Sanity Studio v5.8.0 or later.

## Open the incoming references pane

To get started, open a document in Sanity Studio.

![A screenshot of the document UI with the "..." menu expanded to reveal the incoming references menu item.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/3do82whm/next/7af1e732310d2f4d4c2e08129a3085a66968a28f-1734x1310.png)

1. In the document header, select the **Show menu** (**...**) button.
2. Next, select **Incoming references**.

This opens the incoming references pane where you can see each referencing document, grouped by type. Select a document to open the referencing document in a new pane.

![The Incoming references pane open beside a document, listing referencing documents grouped under their document type headings.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/3do82whm/next/6896711f7533f0fcd9fc35dbd79bda1bb6da125c-1744x820.png)