diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py
index a2019b3288..84e78d0883 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/api/pipeline.py
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ def containerise(name: str,
         "name": name,
         "namespace": namespace or '',
         "loader": str(loader),
-        "representation": str(context["representation"]["_id"]),
+        "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
     }
 
     metadata_update(container, data)
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ def containerise_existing(
         "name": name,
         "namespace": namespace or '',
         "loader": str(loader),
-        "representation": str(context["representation"]["_id"]),
+        "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
     }
 
     metadata_update(container, data)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_abc.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_abc.py
index 976697984c..7ae9936ed5 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_abc.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_abc.py
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ class CacheModelLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
             "name": name,
             "namespace": namespace or '',
             "loader": str(self.__class__.__name__),
-            "representation": str(context["representation"]["_id"]),
+            "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
             "libpath": libpath,
             "asset_name": asset_name,
-            "parent": str(context["representation"]["parent"]),
+            "parent": context["representation"]["versionId"],
             "productType": product_type,
             "objectName": group_name
         }
@@ -191,16 +191,16 @@ class CacheModelLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         Warning:
             No nested collections are supported at the moment!
         """
-        repre_doc = context["representation"]
+        repre_entity = context["representation"]
         object_name = container["objectName"]
         asset_group = bpy.data.objects.get(object_name)
-        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_doc))
+        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_entity))
         extension = libpath.suffix.lower()
 
         self.log.info(
             "Container: %s\nRepresentation: %s",
             pformat(container, indent=2),
-            pformat(repre_doc, indent=2),
+            pformat(repre_entity, indent=2),
         )
 
         assert asset_group, (
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class CacheModelLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         asset_group.matrix_basis = mat
 
         metadata["libpath"] = str(libpath)
-        metadata["representation"] = str(repre_doc["_id"])
+        metadata["representation"] = repre_entity["id"]
 
     def exec_remove(self, container: Dict) -> bool:
         """Remove an existing container from a Blender scene.
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_action.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_action.py
index c28040e614..a079387b9f 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_action.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_action.py
@@ -126,18 +126,18 @@ class BlendActionLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         Warning:
             No nested collections are supported at the moment!
         """
-        repre_doc = context["representation"]
+        repre_entity = context["representation"]
         collection = bpy.data.collections.get(
             container["objectName"]
         )
 
-        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_doc))
+        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_entity))
         extension = libpath.suffix.lower()
 
         logger.info(
             "Container: %s\nRepresentation: %s",
             pformat(container, indent=2),
-            pformat(repre_doc, indent=2),
+            pformat(repre_entity, indent=2),
         )
 
         assert collection, (
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class BlendActionLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         # Save the list of objects in the metadata container
         collection_metadata["objects"] = objects_list
         collection_metadata["libpath"] = str(libpath)
-        collection_metadata["representation"] = str(repre_doc["_id"])
+        collection_metadata["representation"] = repre_entity["id"]
 
         bpy.ops.object.select_all(action='DESELECT')
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_audio.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_audio.py
index d3cafe710e..de74bf95d3 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_audio.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_audio.py
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ class AudioLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
             "name": name,
             "namespace": namespace or '',
             "loader": str(self.__class__.__name__),
-            "representation": str(context["representation"]["_id"]),
+            "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
             "libpath": libpath,
             "asset_name": asset_name,
-            "parent": str(context["representation"]["parent"]),
+            "parent": context["representation"]["versionId"],
             "productType": context["product"]["productType"],
             "objectName": group_name,
             "audio": audio
@@ -105,15 +105,15 @@ class AudioLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
             representation (openpype:representation-1.0): Representation to
                 update, from `host.ls()`.
         """
-        repre_doc = context["representation"]
+        repre_entity = context["representation"]
         object_name = container["objectName"]
         asset_group = bpy.data.objects.get(object_name)
-        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_doc))
+        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_entity))
 
         self.log.info(
             "Container: %s\nRepresentation: %s",
             pformat(container, indent=2),
-            pformat(repre_doc, indent=2),
+            pformat(repre_entity, indent=2),
         )
 
         assert asset_group, (
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ class AudioLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         window_manager.windows[-1].screen.areas[0].type = old_type
 
         metadata["libpath"] = str(libpath)
-        metadata["representation"] = str(repre_doc["_id"])
-        metadata["parent"] = str(repre_doc["parent"])
+        metadata["representation"] = repre_entity["id"]
+        metadata["parent"] = repre_entity["versionId"]
         metadata["audio"] = new_audio
 
     def exec_remove(self, container: Dict) -> bool:
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_blend.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_blend.py
index c8c01be49e..465485ba86 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_blend.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_blend.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class BlendLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         except ValueError:
             product_type = "model"
 
-        representation = str(context["representation"]["_id"])
+        representation = context["representation"]["id"]
 
         asset_name = plugin.prepare_scene_name(folder_name, product_name)
         unique_number = plugin.get_unique_number(folder_name, product_name)
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ class BlendLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
             "name": name,
             "namespace": namespace or '',
             "loader": str(self.__class__.__name__),
-            "representation": str(context["representation"]["_id"]),
+            "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
             "libpath": libpath,
             "asset_name": asset_name,
-            "parent": str(context["representation"]["parent"]),
+            "parent": context["representation"]["versionId"],
             "productType": context["product"]["productType"],
             "objectName": group_name,
             "members": members,
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ class BlendLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         """
         Update the loaded asset.
         """
-        repre_doc = context["representation"]
+        repre_entity = context["representation"]
         group_name = container["objectName"]
         asset_group = bpy.data.objects.get(group_name)
-        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_doc)).as_posix()
+        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_entity)).as_posix()
 
         assert asset_group, (
             f"The asset is not loaded: {container['objectName']}"
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ class BlendLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
 
         new_data = {
             "libpath": libpath,
-            "representation": str(repre_doc["_id"]),
-            "parent": str(repre_doc["parent"]),
+            "representation": repre_entity["id"],
+            "parent": repre_entity["versionId"],
             "members": members,
         }
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_blendscene.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_blendscene.py
index 107b586604..2c93b739f8 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_blendscene.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_blendscene.py
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ class BlendSceneLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
             "name": name,
             "namespace": namespace or '',
             "loader": str(self.__class__.__name__),
-            "representation": str(context["representation"]["_id"]),
+            "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
             "libpath": libpath,
             "asset_name": asset_name,
-            "parent": str(context["representation"]["parent"]),
+            "parent": context["representation"]["versionId"],
             "productType": context["product"]["productType"],
             "objectName": group_name,
             "members": members,
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ class BlendSceneLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         """
         Update the loaded asset.
         """
-        repre_doc = context["representation"]
+        repre_entity = context["representation"]
         group_name = container["objectName"]
         asset_group = bpy.data.collections.get(group_name)
-        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_doc)).as_posix()
+        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_entity)).as_posix()
 
         assert asset_group, (
             f"The asset is not loaded: {container['objectName']}"
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ class BlendSceneLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
 
         new_data = {
             "libpath": libpath,
-            "representation": str(repre_doc["_id"]),
-            "parent": str(repre_doc["parent"]),
+            "representation": repre_entity["id"],
+            "parent": repre_entity["versionId"],
             "members": members,
         }
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_camera_abc.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_camera_abc.py
index 54e466127e..98a4e2c2ec 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_camera_abc.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_camera_abc.py
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ class AbcCameraLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
             "name": name,
             "namespace": namespace or "",
             "loader": str(self.__class__.__name__),
-            "representation": str(context["representation"]["_id"]),
+            "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
             "libpath": libpath,
             "asset_name": asset_name,
-            "parent": str(context["representation"]["parent"]),
+            "parent": context["representation"]["versionId"],
             "productType": context["product"]["productType"],
             "objectName": group_name,
         }
@@ -142,16 +142,16 @@ class AbcCameraLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         Warning:
             No nested collections are supported at the moment!
         """
-        repre_doc = context["representation"]
+        repre_entity = context["representation"]
         object_name = container["objectName"]
         asset_group = bpy.data.objects.get(object_name)
-        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_doc))
+        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_entity))
         extension = libpath.suffix.lower()
 
         self.log.info(
             "Container: %s\nRepresentation: %s",
             pformat(container, indent=2),
-            pformat(repre_doc, indent=2),
+            pformat(repre_entity, indent=2),
         )
 
         assert asset_group, (
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class AbcCameraLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         asset_group.matrix_basis = mat
 
         metadata["libpath"] = str(libpath)
-        metadata["representation"] = str(repre_doc["_id"])
+        metadata["representation"] = repre_entity["id"]
 
     def exec_remove(self, container: Dict) -> bool:
         """Remove an existing container from a Blender scene.
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_camera_fbx.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_camera_fbx.py
index b96e8fb46d..f31e53270e 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_camera_fbx.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_camera_fbx.py
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ class FbxCameraLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
             "name": name,
             "namespace": namespace or '',
             "loader": str(self.__class__.__name__),
-            "representation": str(context["representation"]["_id"]),
+            "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
             "libpath": libpath,
             "asset_name": asset_name,
-            "parent": str(context["representation"]["parent"]),
+            "parent": context["representation"]["versionId"],
             "productType": context["product"]["productType"],
             "objectName": group_name
         }
@@ -145,16 +145,16 @@ class FbxCameraLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         Warning:
             No nested collections are supported at the moment!
         """
-        repre_doc = context["representation"]
+        repre_entity = context["representation"]
         object_name = container["objectName"]
         asset_group = bpy.data.objects.get(object_name)
-        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_doc))
+        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_entity))
         extension = libpath.suffix.lower()
 
         self.log.info(
             "Container: %s\nRepresentation: %s",
             pformat(container, indent=2),
-            pformat(repre_doc, indent=2),
+            pformat(repre_entity, indent=2),
         )
 
         assert asset_group, (
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class FbxCameraLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         asset_group.matrix_basis = mat
 
         metadata["libpath"] = str(libpath)
-        metadata["representation"] = str(repre_doc["_id"])
+        metadata["representation"] = repre_entity["id"]
 
     def exec_remove(self, container: Dict) -> bool:
         """Remove an existing container from a Blender scene.
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_fbx.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_fbx.py
index 64d37d5e8b..1eaab4e7b7 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_fbx.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_fbx.py
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ class FbxModelLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
             "name": name,
             "namespace": namespace or '',
             "loader": str(self.__class__.__name__),
-            "representation": str(context["representation"]["_id"]),
+            "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
             "libpath": libpath,
             "asset_name": asset_name,
-            "parent": str(context["representation"]["parent"]),
+            "parent": context["representation"]["versionId"],
             "productType": context["product"]["productType"],
             "objectName": group_name
         }
@@ -189,16 +189,16 @@ class FbxModelLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         Warning:
             No nested collections are supported at the moment!
         """
-        repre_doc = context["representation"]
+        repre_entity = context["representation"]
         object_name = container["objectName"]
         asset_group = bpy.data.objects.get(object_name)
-        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_doc))
+        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_entity))
         extension = libpath.suffix.lower()
 
         self.log.info(
             "Container: %s\nRepresentation: %s",
             pformat(container, indent=2),
-            pformat(repre_doc, indent=2),
+            pformat(repre_entity, indent=2),
         )
 
         assert asset_group, (
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class FbxModelLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         asset_group.matrix_basis = mat
 
         metadata["libpath"] = str(libpath)
-        metadata["representation"] = str(repre_doc["_id"])
+        metadata["representation"] = repre_entity["id"]
 
     def exec_remove(self, container: Dict) -> bool:
         """Remove an existing container from a Blender scene.
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_layout_json.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_layout_json.py
index 80424bb610..f3d14ac018 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_layout_json.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_layout_json.py
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class JsonLayoutLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         #     # name=f"{unique_number}_{product[name]}_animation",
         #     asset=asset,
         #     options={"useSelection": False}
-        #     # data={"dependencies": str(context["representation"]["_id"])}
+        #     # data={"dependencies": context["representation"]["id"]}
         # )
 
     def process_asset(self,
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ class JsonLayoutLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
             "name": name,
             "namespace": namespace or '',
             "loader": str(self.__class__.__name__),
-            "representation": str(context["representation"]["_id"]),
+            "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
             "libpath": libpath,
             "asset_name": asset_name,
-            "parent": str(context["representation"]["parent"]),
+            "parent": context["representation"]["versionId"],
             "productType": context["product"]["productType"],
             "objectName": group_name
         }
@@ -197,16 +197,16 @@ class JsonLayoutLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         will not be removed, only unlinked. Normally this should not be the
         case though.
         """
-        repre_doc = context["representation"]
+        repre_entity = context["representation"]
         object_name = container["objectName"]
         asset_group = bpy.data.objects.get(object_name)
-        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_doc))
+        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_entity))
         extension = libpath.suffix.lower()
 
         self.log.info(
             "Container: %s\nRepresentation: %s",
             pformat(container, indent=2),
-            pformat(repre_doc, indent=2),
+            pformat(repre_entity, indent=2),
         )
 
         assert asset_group, (
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class JsonLayoutLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         asset_group.matrix_basis = mat
 
         metadata["libpath"] = str(libpath)
-        metadata["representation"] = str(repre_doc["_id"])
+        metadata["representation"] = repre_entity["id"]
 
     def exec_remove(self, container: Dict) -> bool:
         """Remove an existing container from a Blender scene.
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_look.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_look.py
index 2c84415861..7cefbd5148 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_look.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/load/load_look.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class BlendLookLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         metadata["objects"] = objects
         metadata["materials"] = materials
 
-        metadata["parent"] = str(context["representation"]["parent"])
+        metadata["parent"] = context["representation"]["versionId"]
         metadata["product_type"] = context["product"]["productType"]
 
         nodes = list(container.objects)
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ class BlendLookLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
 
     def update(self, container: Dict, context: Dict):
         collection = bpy.data.collections.get(container["objectName"])
-        repre_doc = context["representation"]
-        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_doc))
+        repre_entity = context["representation"]
+        libpath = Path(get_representation_path(repre_entity))
         extension = libpath.suffix.lower()
 
         self.log.info(
             "Container: %s\nRepresentation: %s",
             pformat(container, indent=2),
-            pformat(repre_doc, indent=2),
+            pformat(repre_entity, indent=2),
         )
 
         assert collection, (
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class BlendLookLoader(plugin.AssetLoader):
         collection_metadata["objects"] = objects
         collection_metadata["materials"] = materials
         collection_metadata["libpath"] = str(libpath)
-        collection_metadata["representation"] = str(repre_doc["_id"])
+        collection_metadata["representation"] = repre_entity["id"]
 
     def remove(self, container: Dict) -> bool:
         collection = bpy.data.collections.get(container["objectName"])
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_layout.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_layout.py
index 6787ab7916..0679483dd5 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_layout.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_layout.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import bpy
 import bpy_extras
 import bpy_extras.anim_utils
 
-from ayon_core.client import get_representation_by_name
+from ayon_api import get_representations
+
 from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
 from ayon_core.hosts.blender.api import plugin
 from ayon_core.hosts.blender.api.pipeline import AVALON_PROPERTY
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ class ExtractLayout(publish.Extractor, publish.OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
         fbx_count = 0
 
         project_name = instance.context.data["projectName"]
+        version_ids = set()
+        filtered_assets = []
         for asset in asset_group.children:
             metadata = asset.get(AVALON_PROPERTY)
             if not metadata:
@@ -146,42 +149,47 @@ class ExtractLayout(publish.Extractor, publish.OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
                 )
                 continue
 
+            filtered_assets.append((asset, metadata))
+            version_ids.add(metadata["parent"])
+
+        repre_entities = get_representations(
+            project_name,
+            representation_names={"blend", "fbx", "abc"},
+            version_ids=version_ids,
+            fields={"id", "versionId", "name"}
+        )
+        repre_mapping_by_version_id = {
+            version_id: {}
+            for version_id in version_ids
+        }
+        for repre_entity in repre_entities:
+            version_id = repre_entity["versionId"]
+            repre_mapping_by_version_id[version_id][repre_entity["name"]] = (
+                repre_entity
+            )
+
+        for asset, metadata in filtered_assets:
             version_id = metadata["parent"]
             product_type = metadata.get("product_type")
             if product_type is None:
                 product_type = metadata["family"]
 
+            repres_by_name = repre_mapping_by_version_id[version_id]
+
             self.log.debug("Parent: {}".format(version_id))
-            # Get blend reference
-            blend = get_representation_by_name(
-                project_name, "blend", version_id, fields=["_id"]
-            )
-            blend_id = None
-            if blend:
-                blend_id = blend["_id"]
-            # Get fbx reference
-            fbx = get_representation_by_name(
-                project_name, "fbx", version_id, fields=["_id"]
-            )
-            fbx_id = None
-            if fbx:
-                fbx_id = fbx["_id"]
-            # Get abc reference
-            abc = get_representation_by_name(
-                project_name, "abc", version_id, fields=["_id"]
-            )
-            abc_id = None
-            if abc:
-                abc_id = abc["_id"]
-
-            json_element = {}
-            if blend_id:
-                json_element["reference"] = str(blend_id)
-            if fbx_id:
-                json_element["reference_fbx"] = str(fbx_id)
-            if abc_id:
-                json_element["reference_abc"] = str(abc_id)
-
+            # Get blend, fbx and abc reference
+            blend_id = repres_by_name.get("blend", {}).get("id")
+            fbx_id = repres_by_name.get("fbx", {}).get("id")
+            abc_id = repres_by_name.get("abc", {}).get("id")
+            json_element = {
+                key: value
+                for key, value in (
+                    ("reference", blend_id),
+                    ("reference_fbx", fbx_id),
+                    ("reference_abc", abc_id),
+                )
+                if value
+            }
             json_element["product_type"] = product_type
             json_element["instance_name"] = asset.name
             json_element["asset_name"] = metadata["asset_name"]
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/integrate_animation.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/integrate_animation.py
index a10144ebf5..5d3a1dac93 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/integrate_animation.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/integrate_animation.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class IntegrateAnimation(
                     break
             if not rep:
                 continue
-            obj_id = rep["representation"]["_id"]
+            obj_id = rep["representation"]["id"]
 
             if obj_id:
                 json_dict["representation_id"] = str(obj_id)