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title: getDistinctValuesCountFlat
slug: campaign/docs/getdistinctvaluescountflat
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createdAt: 2026-07-02T19:01:46.338Z
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:::hint{type="warning"}
**Caution**
Using this method with the wrong argument (e.g., no threshold) can lead to huge amount of data returned.
:::

**Type**: String\[ ]

**Parameters**

| Name              | Type   | Value                                                                                                                                               |
| ----------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| sessionId         | String | ID of the session                                                                                                                                   |
| recipientListId   | long   | ID of the recipient list                                                                                                                            |
| recipientFilterId | long   | (optional) ID of the target group<br /><br />If the value is greater than 0, only recipients that match the target group with this ID are returned. |
| attributeName     | String | Field name of the field (e.g., firstname, lastname etc.) that is to be queried for distinct values                                                  |
| threshold         | int    | Number of characters that are examined<br /><br />Example: With a threshold of 4, the values Test-A and Test-B will be summed up to Test.           |

**Return values**

The first index is the value, the second one is the count.

Example: result\[0]=="Value 1", result\[1]=="123", result\[2]=="Value 2", result\[3]=="678"

:::hint{type="info"}
**Note**
A maximum of 10,000 values is returned.
:::

**Code structure**

```java
String[] getDistinctValuesCountFlat(String sessionId, long recipientListId, long recipientFilterId, String attributeName, int threshold)
```