# Reference Guide - [How it works](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works.md) - [Environments](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/environments.md) - [Developing on Forest Admin](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin.md) - [Using branches](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/using-branches.md) - [Deploying your changes](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/deploying-your-changes.md) - [Forest CLI commands](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/forest-cli-commands.md) - [init](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/forest-cli-commands/init.md) - [login](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/forest-cli-commands/login.md) - [branch](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/forest-cli-commands/branch.md) - [switch](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/forest-cli-commands/switch.md) - [set-origin](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/forest-cli-commands/set-origin.md) - [push](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/forest-cli-commands/push.md) - [environments:reset](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/forest-cli-commands/environments-reset.md) - [environments:create](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/forest-cli-commands/environments-create.md) - [deploy](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/forest-cli-commands/deploy.md) - [schema:diff \[beta\]](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/forest-cli-commands/schema-diff-beta.md): This page explains how to update your schema and avoid issues when pushing layout changes. - [Express packages](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/how-it-works/developing-on-forest-admin/express-packages.md) - [Models](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/models.md): ⚠️ This page and sub-pages are relevant only if you installed Forest Admin directly on a database (SQL/Mongodb). If you installed in a Rails/Django/Laravel app, you manage your models like you normal - [Enrich your models](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/models/enrich-your-models.md): ⚠️ This page is relevant only if you installed Forest Admin directly on a database (SQL/Mongodb). If you installed in a Rails/Django/Laravel app, you manage your models like you normally would. - [Relationships](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/models/relationships.md) - [Create a Smart relationship](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/models/relationships/create-a-smart-relationship.md) - [GetIdsFromRequest](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/models/relationships/create-a-smart-relationship/getidsfromrequest.md) - [Smart Relationship Examples](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/models/relationships/smart-relationship-examples.md) - [Smart hasMany relationship in mongoDB](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/models/relationships/smart-relationship-examples/smart-hasmany-relationship-in-mongodb.md) - [Actions](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions.md) - [Create and manage Smart Actions](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/create-and-manage-smart-actions.md) - [Use a Smart Action Form](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/create-and-manage-smart-actions/use-a-smart-action-form.md) - [Use a Smart Action Intent](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/create-and-manage-smart-actions/use-action-intent.md) - [Smart Action Examples](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples.md) - [Calculate the distance between two string addresses](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/calculate-the-distance-between-two-string-addresses.md) - [Impersonate a user](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/impersonate-a-user.md) - [Create a record with a multiselect through a many-to-many relationship](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/create-a-record-with-a-multiselect-through-a-many-to-many-relationship.md) - [Handle enums with alias labels in a smart action](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/handle-enums-with-alias-labels-in-a-smart-action.md) - [Dropdown with list of values in smart action form](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/dropdown-with-list-of-values-in-smart-action-form.md) - [Custom dynamic dropdown in a form using smart collections](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/custom-dynamic-dropdown-in-a-form-using-smart-collections.md) - [Refresh hasMany relationship in smart action](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/refresh-hasmany-relationship-in-smart-action.md) - [Smart segment to restrict access to an action on a record details view](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/smart-segment-to-restrict-access-to-an-action-on-a-record-details-view.md) - [BelongsToMany edition through smart collection](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/belongstomany-edition-through-smart-collection.md) - [Upload files to amazon s3](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/upload-files-to-amazon-s3.md) - [Upload several files with the File Picker](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/upload-several-files-with-the-file-picker.md) - [Retrieve smart field info in a smart action](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/retrieve-smart-field-info-in-a-smart-action.md) - [Smart action to create several records from the input of a single smart action form](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/smart-action-to-create-several-records-from-the-input-of-a-single-smart-action-form.md) - [Add many existing records at the same time (hasMany-belongsTo relationship)](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/add-many-existing-records-at-the-same-time-hasmany-belongsto-relationship.md): This example shows how to associate multiple existing records at once to a record using a simple smart action. - [Call a webhook with record ids](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/call-a-webhook-with-record-ids.md) - [Bulk update records](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/actions/smart-action-examples/update-users-in-bulk.md): This example shows how to bulk update users - [Smart Fields](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields.md) - [Smart Field Examples](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields/smart-field-examples.md) - [Add an HTML credit card as a smart field in a summary view](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields/smart-field-examples/add-an-html-credit-card-as-a-smart-field-in-a-summary-view.md) - [Display field with complex info in html format (rich text editor)](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields/smart-field-examples/display-field-with-complex-info-in-html-format-rich-text-editor.md) - [Generate signed urls to display S3 files in a smart field](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields/smart-field-examples/generate-signed-urls-to-display-s3-files-in-a-smart-field.md) - [Print a status object in a single line field](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields/smart-field-examples/print-a-status-object-in-a-single-line-field.md) - [Sort by smart field](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields/smart-field-examples/sort-by-smart-field.md) - [Sort by smart field that includes value from a belongsTo relationship](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields/smart-field-examples/sort-by-smart-field-that-includes-value-from-a-belongsto-relationship.md) - [Add fields destined to the create form](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields/smart-field-examples/add-fields-destined-to-the-create-form.md) - [Add validation to a smart field edition](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields/smart-field-examples/add-validation-to-a-smart-field-edition.md) - [Display smart field as progress bar using rich text editor](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields/smart-field-examples/display-smart-field-as-progress-bar-using-rich-text-editor.md) - [Update point geometry field using a smart field and algolia api](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-fields/smart-field-examples/update-point-geometry-field-using-a-smart-field-and-algolia-api.md) - [Smart Collections](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-collections.md) - [Examples](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-collections/examples.md) - [Create a Smart Collection with Amazon S3](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-collections/examples/amazon-s3-integration-example.md) - [Smart relationship between model and stripe cards](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-collections/examples/smart-relationship-between-model-and-stripe-cards.md) - [Create records from a Smart collection](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-collections/examples/create-records-from-a-smart-collection.md) - [Searchable smart collection with records fetched from hubspot API](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-collections/examples/searchable-smart-collection-with-records-fetched-from-hubspot-api.md) - [Serializing your records](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-collections/serializing-your-records.md) - [Routes](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/routes.md) - [Default routes](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/routes/default-routes.md): ⚠️ This page is relevant only if you installed Forest Admin directly on a database (SQL/Mongodb). If you installed in a Rails app, the default routes are managed within your Rails app. - [Extend a route](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/routes/extend-a-route.md): ⚠️ This page is relevant only if you installed Forest Admin directly on a database (SQL/Mongodb). If you installed in a Rails app, check the "Override a route" page. - [Override a route](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/routes/override-a-route.md) - [Integrations](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations.md) - [Stripe](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/stripe.md) - [Mixpanel](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/mixpanel.md) - [Intercom](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/intercom.md) - [Elasticsearch](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/elasticsearch.md) - [Interact with your Elasticsearch data](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/elasticsearch/interact-with-your-elasticsearch-data.md) - [Elasticsearch service/utils](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-service-utils.md) - [Another example](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/elasticsearch/another-example.md) - [Zendesk](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/zendesk.md) - [Authentication, Filtering & Sorting](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/zendesk/authentication-filtering-and-sorting.md) - [Display Zendesk tickets](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/zendesk/display-zendesk-tickets.md) - [Display Zendesk users](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/zendesk/display-zendesk-users.md) - [View tickets related to a user](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/zendesk/view-tickets-related-to-a-user.md) - [Bonus: Direct link to Zendesk + change priority of a ticket](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/zendesk/bonus-direct-link-to-zendesk-+-change-priority-of-a-ticket.md) - [Dwolla](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/dwolla.md) - [Display Dwolla customers](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/dwolla/display-dwolla-customers.md) - [Display Dwolla funding sources](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/dwolla/display-dwolla-funding-sources.md) - [Display Dwolla transfers](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/dwolla/display-dwolla-transfers.md) - [Link users and Dwolla customers](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/dwolla/link-users-and-dwolla-customers.md) - [Dwolla Service](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/dwolla/dwolla-service.md) - [Razorpay](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/razorpay.md) - [Hubspot](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/hubspot.md) - [Create a Hubspot company](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/hubspot/create-a-hubspot-company.md) - [Display Hubspot companies](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/hubspot/display-hubspot-companies.md) - [Twilio](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/twilio.md) - [Send an SMS with Twilio and Zapier](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/twilio/send-an-sms-with-twilio-and-zapier.md) - [Azure Table Storage](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/azure-table-storage.md) - [Slack](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/slack.md) - [Send Smart Action notifications to Slack](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/slack/send-smart-action-notifications-to-slack.md) - [Algolia](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/algolia.md) - [Geocode an address with Algolia](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/integrations/algolia/geocode-an-address-with-algolia.md) - [Smart Views](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-views.md) - [Create a Map view](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-views/create-a-map-view.md) - [Create a Calendar view](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-views/create-a-calendar-view.md) - [Create a Shipping view](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-views/create-a-shipping-view.md) - [Create a Gallery view](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-views/create-a-gallery-view.md) - [Create a custom tinder-like validation view](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-views/create-a-custom-tinder-like-validation-view.md) - [Create a dynamic calendar view for an event-booking use case](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-views/create-a-dynamic-calendar-view-for-an-event-booking-use-case.md) - [Create a custom moderation view](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-views/create-a-custom-moderation-view.md) - [Smart Segments](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/smart-segments.md) - [Scopes](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/scopes.md) - [Create a scope more than one level away based on a Smart field](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/scopes/create-a-scope-more-than-one-level-away-based-on-a-smart-field.md) - [Scope on a smart field extracting a json's column attribute](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/scopes/scope-on-a-smart-field-extracting-a-jsons-column-attribute.md) - [Performance](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/performance.md): Loading performance is key to streamlining your operations. Here are a few steps we recommend taking to ensure your Forest is optimized. - [Charts](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/charts.md) - [Create an API-based Chart](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/charts/create-an-api-based-chart.md) - [Create a Smart Chart](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/charts/create-a-smart-chart.md) - [Create Charts with AWS Redshift](https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide/charts/create-charts-with-aws-redshift.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.forestadmin.com/documentation/reference-guide.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. 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