---
title: "SourceRef"
description: "the source a fact came from, the way it was reached, and how it was fetched"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/sourceref
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# SourceRef

the source a fact came from, the way it was reached, and how it was fetched

[figure: SourceRef is a value at none scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | value |
| scope | none |
| key | none |
| store | none |
| family | record |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `source` | [Source](/concepts/source) | yes |  |
| `way` | [AccessMethod](/concepts/accessmethod) | yes |  |
| `job` | `id` | no |  |
| `hand_over` | `id` | no |  |



## Routes that use it
No route takes or returns SourceRef directly. The record holds it, and the objects that point at it reach it.