# Filtering

## Filter your request

### Filter on includes 

Next to selecting specific fields on the base entity or includes, it’s possible to filter your request.

Filters are improved in API 3 to give even more possibilities to get the data the way you need it. Each endpoint has two types of filters, static and dynamic filters. You can combine any dynamic filter with any static filter or use a multitude.

**Static filters** are always the same and filter in one specific way without any custom options. 

The **dynamic filters** are based on entities and includes. Each dynamic filter uses an entity to filter on and one entity to apply the filter to. Below is an example with an explanation of how filters are set up.

{% hint style="info" %}
<https://api.sportmonks.com/v3/football/fixtures?api\\_token=YOUR\\_TOKEN\\&include=statistics\\&filters=statisticTypes:42,49>
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="https://3469464275-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9zsNGu3HAzSnl5DWBD3Y%2Fuploads%2FRuVSLwxBRoff4O7Pbb2S%2FFiltering.png?alt=media&#x26;token=1db20a7b-d532-4972-9cbb-91b78a969fb6" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

1. The include or base Entity you want to filter, this entity defines what you are filtering and what results are modified. In this case, you want to filter statistics. This is always a **singular** version of the entity.
2. The Entities you expect to receive when filtering. In this case, you want to receive all the statistics that have a specific type. This is always a **plural** version of the entity.
3. The ID's you want to filter on for the 2nd part, in this case types. You can separate the ID's by using a comma.

**You can find more information in our Filtering Tutorial:**

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


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.sportmonks.com/v3/api/request-options/filtering.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.