# `only()` The only method returns the items in the collection with the specified keys: ```js const collection = collect({ id: 12, name: 'John Doe', email: 'john@doe.com', active: true, }); const filtered = collection.only(['name', 'email']); filtered.all(); // { name: 'John Doe', email: 'john@doe.com' } ``` ```js collect([1, 2, 3, 4]) .only([2, 12]) .all(); // [2] ``` > For the inverse of `only`, see the `except` method. [View source on GitHub](https://github.com/ecrmnn/collect.js/blob/master/src/methods/only.js)