---
title: "Access the parent of an item"
slug: "access-the-parent-of-an-item"
abstract: "How to access the parent of an item using the Sitecore.Data.Items.Item.Parent property."
---
# Access the parent of an item

You can use the `Sitecore.Data.Items.Item.Parent` property to access the parent of an item. For example, to access the parent item (/Sitecore/Content) of the */Sitecore/Content/Home* item in the Master database:

```

Sitecore.Data.Database master = Sitecore.Configuration.Factory.GetDatabase("master");
Sitecore.Data.Items.Item home = master.GetItem("/sitecore/content/home");
Sitecore.Data.Items.Item parent = home.Parent;

```