# Join method on get

**URL:** <https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/join-method-on-get/5975>\
**Category:** Need Help\
**Created:** [April 24, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/join-method-on-get/5975 "2019-04-24T11:06:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![thomasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@thomasg](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/thomasg)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/join-method-on-get/5975/1 "2019-04-24T11:06:22Z")

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can you use join() method on a get?

$this-\>Articles-\>get($id)-\>join(…)

It appears that it raises method undefined…

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**Author:** ![Zuluru](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/discourse.cakephp.org/zuluru/32/1230_2.png) [@Zuluru](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/Zuluru)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/join-method-on-get/5975/2 "2019-04-24T16:19:39Z")

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The `get` function returns an entity, not a query object. So, no. You can do this, though:

```
$this->Articles->get($id, ['contain' => ['Tags']]);

```

if that’s the sort of thing you wanted to use the `join` to accomplish.