# Cloud variables and Data viewer list

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variables-and-data-viewer-list/1890805>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Tags:** firebase, data-viewer\
**Created:** [May 23, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variables-and-data-viewer-list/1890805 "2022-05-23T14:29:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![versatile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c68b51/32.png) [@versatile](https://community.thunkable.com/u/versatile)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variables-and-data-viewer-list/1890805/1 "2022-05-23T14:29:27Z")

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How do I display items stored in a cloud variable with a custom data viewer list.  
Am trying to use the Data Viewer List to display text input in a chat room

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**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variables-and-data-viewer-list/1890805/2 "2022-05-23T16:14:07Z")

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There are other topics related to this so it would be a good idea to search the forums. But the general approach is to loop through the Firebase values while creating new rows in a blank local data source that is synced to a Data Viewer List.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2022, 4:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/cloud-variables-and-data-viewer-list/1890805/3 "2022-08-21T16:14:25Z")

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