documentation/api/model/find.md
## Model::find() ##
Returns a Finder to execute simple queries
### Parameters ###
*(none)*
### Returns ###
*(Finder)* A [Finder](../finder/index.md) instance
### Example code ###
```php
<?php
namespace YourApp\Logic;
use Fathomminds\Rest\Exceptions\RestException;
use YourApp\Models\FooModel;
class Do
{
public function something()
{
try {
$model = new FooModel();
$resource = $model
->find()
->where([
['FIELD', '==', 'VALUE']
])
->get()
->first();
} catch (RestException $exception) {
$message = $exception->getMessage();
$details = $exception->getDetails();
}
}
}
```