"Success in Referential Communication" is a scholarly book that addresses a central theme in the philosophy of language: referential understanding in communication. It explores what it means to correctly understand a referential act, drawing on the works of Strawson and Gareth Evans. The book critiques both traditional and modern approaches that fail to adequately explain what constitutes success in referential communication. A novel approach is developed that combines external success conditions with Fregean aspects, while placing a stronger emphasis on the actionable side of communication. Other topics discussed include the role of mental states in communication, the effects of re-identification on the understanding of referential acts, and the distinction between referential and attributive acts according to Donnellan. The book is aimed at philosophers, cognitive scientists, and semanticists.