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Fix review findings on morphMany serialization docs #3363

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Replace double hyphens with parentheses in morphMany Tldr
pwizla Jul 29, 2026
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Align JS field-selection example endpoint with cURL and response
pwizla Jul 29, 2026
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Correct fields parameter name and Users & Permissions wording
pwizla Jul 29, 2026
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Fix publish() example response to use documentId and entries
pwizla Jul 29, 2026
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions docusaurus/docs/cms/api/document-service/populate.md
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By default the [Document Service API](/cms/api/document-service) does not populate any relations, media fields, components, or dynamic zones. This page describes how to use the `populate` parameter to populate specific fields.

:::tip
You can also use the `select` parameter to return only specific fields with the query results (see the [`select` parameter](/cms/api/document-service/fields) documentation).
You can also use the `fields` parameter to return only specific fields with the query results (see the [`fields` parameter](/cms/api/document-service/fields) documentation).
:::

:::caution
If the Users & Permissions plugin is installed, the `find` permission must be enabled for the content-types that are being populated. If a role doesn't have access to a content-type it will not be populated.
If the Users & Permissions feature is enabled, the `find` permission must be enabled for the content-types that are being populated. If a role doesn't have access to a content-type it will not be populated.
:::

<!-- TODO: add link to populate guides (even if REST API, the same logic still applies) -->
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status: 200,
statusText: "OK",
body: `{
"id": "cjld2cjxh0000qzrmn831i7rn",
"versions": [
"documentId": "cjld2cjxh0000qzrmn831i7rn",
"entries": [
{
"id": "cjld2cjxh0001qzrm1q1i7rn",
"locale": "en",
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docusaurus/docs/cms/api/rest/populate-select.md
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}
);

await request(`/api/users?${query}`);
await request(`/api/restaurants?${query}`);
```

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion ...saurus/docs/cms/migration/v4-to-v5/breaking-changes/morph-many-serialization.md
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<Tldr>

In Strapi 5, populating an empty `morphMany` relation -- including `type: 'media', multiple: true` fields such as a gallery -- returns `[]` instead of `null`. Update client code that checks `field === null` to treat `[]` as the empty state.
In Strapi 5, populating an empty `morphMany` relation (including `type: 'media', multiple: true` fields such as a gallery) returns `[]` instead of `null`. Update client code that checks `field === null` to treat `[]` as the empty state.

</Tldr>

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