---
title: "WhyAnswer"
description: "the chain of reasons, from this unit back to its first cause"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/whyanswer
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# WhyAnswer

the chain of reasons, from this unit back to its first cause

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

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | view |
| scope | none |
| key | none |
| store | none |
| family | harness |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `reasons` | [Reason](/concepts/reason) | yes |  |



## Routes that use it
- [`/v1/read/why`](/reference/read/why) returns it