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:::info Entity titles in relations
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Relations can only reference entity **identifiers**, not titles. Even though entity objects contain both `identifier` and `title` properties, you must always use `.identifier` when mapping to relations.
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## Limitations
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### Create missing related entities
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The `createMissingRelatedEntities` flag is not supported when using this backend type.
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If you want to automatically create missing related entities, you can use the [webhook backend](/actions-and-automations/setup-backend/webhook/) instead, with an API call to the [create an entity](/api-reference/create-an-entity) endpoint. This way you can set the `createMissingRelatedEntities` flag to `true` in the API call.
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Here is an example JSON definition of a self-service action that creates a new entity and its related entities:
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<details>
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<summary>**Example action JSON definition (click to expand)**</summary>
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