# Security rule: Get attribute values

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This API is extremely reliable and will not be broken unless absolutely necessary.

## Method

GET

## Path

/qrs/systemrule/security/attributevalues?resourcetype={resourceType}&attribute={attribute}&filter={filter}&limit={limit}&selection={selection}

## Description

Get a list of all available attribute values based on a `{resourcetype}` (for example, "app") and an associated `{attribute}` (for example, "Name"). Optionally, filter and/or limit the attribute values before returning them.

## Body

-

## Return value

```
List<string>:
[
   "attribute name",
   …
]
```

## Optional parameters

* `{filter}`: See [Filtering](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2024/Subsystems/RepositoryServiceAPI/Content/Sense_RepositoryServiceAPI/RepositoryServiceAPI-Filtering.htm).

* `{limit}`: The number of attribute values to return. For example, if `{limit}` is set to 50, the first 50 attribute values are returned.

* `{selection}`: The selection set from which to return attribute values.