# GetAvailableDS Method

## Overloads

| [GetAvailableDS(String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/September2026/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.Services.IDSC.GetAvailableDS.htm#PIX_Services_IDSC_GetAvailableDS_System_String_) |  | Return all available root paths for a specific directory service provider |
| --- | --- | --- |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.Services.IDSC.GetAvailableDS.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/qlikview-developer/Subsystems/QMSAPIref/Content/PIX.Services.IDSC.GetAvailableDS.htm)

## GetAvailableDS(String)

Return all available root paths for a specific directory service provider

### Declaration

```

          List<string> GetAvailableDS(string _type)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System.String | \_type | The type of the directory service provider in question |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Collections.Generic.List&lt;System.String&gt; | A list of path roots |