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This section of the documentation provides a reference of the methods generated for services extending the service factory (`MedusaService`), and how to use them.

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Learn more about the service factory in [this documentation](!docs!/learn/fundamentals/modules/service-factory).

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## Method Names

Generated method names are of the format `{operationName}_{dataModelName}`, where:

- `{operationName}` is the name of the operation. For example, `create`.
- `{dataModelName}` is the pascal-case version of the data model's key that's passed in the object parameter of `MedusaService`. The name is pluralized for all operations except for the `retrieve` operation.

Some examples of method names:

- `createPosts`
- `createMyPosts`
- `retrievePost`
- `listPosts`

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## Methods Reference

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The reference uses only the operation name to refer to the method.

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