diff --git a/dbal/cpp/build-config/CMakeLists.txt b/dbal/cpp/build-config/CMakeLists.txt
index b158a968c..5b3109f3d 100644
--- a/dbal/cpp/build-config/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dbal/cpp/build-config/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ target_link_libraries(integration_tests dbal_core dbal_adapters)
 target_link_libraries(conformance_tests dbal_core dbal_adapters)
 target_link_libraries(http_server_security_test Threads::Threads)
 
-target_link_libraries(dbal_adapters PRIVATE cpr::cpr)
-
 add_test(NAME client_test COMMAND client_test)
 add_test(NAME query_test COMMAND query_test)
 add_test(NAME integration_tests COMMAND integration_tests)
diff --git a/dbal/cpp/src/entities/component/crud/get_children.hpp b/dbal/cpp/src/entities/component/crud/get_children.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4beadb7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbal/cpp/src/entities/component/crud/get_children.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#ifndef DBAL_GET_COMPONENT_CHILDREN_HPP
+#define DBAL_GET_COMPONENT_CHILDREN_HPP
+
+#include "dbal/errors.hpp"
+#include "../../../store/in_memory_store.hpp"
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace dbal {
+namespace entities {
+namespace component {
+
+inline Result<std::vector<ComponentHierarchy>> getChildren(InMemoryStore& store, const std::string& parent_id) {
+    if (parent_id.empty()) {
+        return Error::validationError("parent_id is required");
+    }
+
+    auto parent_it = store.components.find(parent_id);
+    if (parent_it == store.components.end()) {
+        return Error::notFound("Component not found: " + parent_id);
+    }
+
+    auto children_it = store.components_by_parent.find(parent_id);
+    if (children_it == store.components_by_parent.end()) {
+        return Result<std::vector<ComponentHierarchy>>(std::vector<ComponentHierarchy>());
+    }
+
+    std::vector<std::string> child_ids = children_it->second;
+    std::sort(child_ids.begin(), child_ids.end(), [&](const std::string& a, const std::string& b) {
+        return store.components.at(a).order < store.components.at(b).order;
+    });
+
+    std::vector<ComponentHierarchy> children;
+    children.reserve(child_ids.size());
+    for (const auto& child_id : child_ids) {
+        children.push_back(store.components.at(child_id));
+    }
+
+    return Result<std::vector<ComponentHierarchy>>(children);
+}
+
+} // namespace component
+} // namespace entities
+} // namespace dbal
+
+#endif
diff --git a/dbal/cpp/src/entities/component/index.hpp b/dbal/cpp/src/entities/component/index.hpp
index d5a9a5d3d..9efb6db31 100644
--- a/dbal/cpp/src/entities/component/index.hpp
+++ b/dbal/cpp/src/entities/component/index.hpp
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
 #include "crud/move_component.hpp"
 #include "crud/get_tree.hpp"
 #include "crud/search_components.hpp"
+#include "crud/get_children.hpp"
 
 #endif