# How to list the nodes that reference the current node?

**URL:** <https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-list-the-nodes-that-reference-the-current-node/3280>\
**Category:** How To\
**Created:** [November 15, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-list-the-nodes-that-reference-the-current-node/3280 "2023-11-15T02:56:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![lambdasnow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/34f0e0/32.png) [@lambdasnow](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/lambdasnow)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-list-the-nodes-that-reference-the-current-node/3280/1 "2023-11-15T02:56:22Z")

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For example,

```auto
A <--- B, C, D

```

When I’m working with node `A`, I want to know how to list those `B`, `C`, and `D`.  
Is there any builtin function that list nodes that reference the current working node?  
I’m using org-roam v2.

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**Author:** ![nobiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/nobiot/32/159_2.png) [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-list-the-nodes-that-reference-the-current-node/3280/2 "2023-11-15T04:38:44Z")

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Are you referring to “backlinks”?

> **[Org-roam User Manual](https://www.orgroam.com/manual.html#The-Org_002droam-Buffer)**
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> Org-roam User Manual

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**Author:** ![lambdasnow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/34f0e0/32.png) [@lambdasnow](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/lambdasnow)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-list-the-nodes-that-reference-the-current-node/3280/3 "2023-11-16T01:25:40Z")

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Oh! It seems like what I was looking for.  
However, when I ran `(org-roam-backlinks-get org-roam-buffer-current-node)` on the certain node, it got error.  
Is there any interactive function to do this?

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**Author:** ![nobiot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/nobiot/32/159_2.png) [@nobiot](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/nobiot)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-list-the-nodes-that-reference-the-current-node/3280/4 "2023-11-16T03:57:09Z")

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The link above should take you to the relevant section that mention two commands (interactive functions). Are they not what you are looking for?

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**Author:** ![lambdasnow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/34f0e0/32.png) [@lambdasnow](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/lambdasnow)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 9:02am UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/how-to-list-the-nodes-that-reference-the-current-node/3280/5 "2023-11-16T09:02:53Z")

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Oh!! I didn’t know that the link is about backlinks. The org-roam buffer is for backlinks!! Great.

Thank you very much!!