# Request options

This chapter shows you how to fine-tune your API calls using **includes**, **selecting fields**, using **filtering**, and **ordering / sorting**. Mastering request options helps you fetch exactly what you need and omit what you don’t for faster, leaner, more efficient responses.

{% content-ref url="request-options/includes" %}
[includes](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/api/request-options/includes)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/filter-and-select-fields/selecting-fields" %}
[selecting-fields](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/tutorials-and-guides/tutorials/filter-and-select-fields/selecting-fields)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="request-options/filtering" %}
[filtering](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/api/request-options/filtering)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="request-options/selecting-and-filtering" %}
[selecting-and-filtering](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/api/request-options/selecting-and-filtering)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="request-options/ordering-and-sorting" %}
[ordering-and-sorting](https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/api/request-options/ordering-and-sorting)
{% endcontent-ref %}