> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.umbraco.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.umbraco.com/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/querying.md).

# Querying & Models

*Overview of multiple ways of querying, filtering, and searching published content for use on your website.*

## [UDI identifiers](/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/querying/udi-identifiers.md)

Umbraco stores identifiers in UDI format for most Umbraco object types. This identifier stores all of the metadata required to retrieve an Umbraco object and is parseable within text. Example: `umb://document/4fed18d8c5e34d5e88cfff3a5b457bf2`. UDI's can be used in many of the querying APIs.

## [IPublishedContent](/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/querying/ipublishedcontent.md)

`IPublishedContent` is a strongly typed model for content, media, and members that is used to render content in your views for your website.

## [UmbracoHelper](/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/querying/umbracohelper.md)

UmbracoHelper is the unified way to work with published content/media on your website. Whether you are using MVC or WebForms you will be able to use UmbracoHelper to query/traverse Umbraco published data.

## [IMemberManager](/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/querying/imembermanager.md)

`IMemberManager` is a user manager interface for accessing member data in the form of `MemberIdentityUser` and converting it to `IPublishedContent`.

## [IPublishedContentQuery](/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/querying/ipublishedcontentquery.md)

The `IPublishedContentQuery` interface contains query methods for accessing strongly typed content in services etc.

## [ITagQuery](/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/querying/itagquery.md)

The `ITagQuery` interface allows to work with tags in Umbraco.

## [UmbracoContext](/umbraco-cms/develop-with-umbraco/templating-and-rendering/querying/umbraco-context.md)

The UmbracoContext is a simplified way to work with the current request on your website.


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