# Get item from a JSON, randomly

**URL:** <https://community.thunkable.com/t/get-item-from-a-json-randomly/380492>\
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\
**Created:** [December 24, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/get-item-from-a-json-randomly/380492 "2019-12-24T17:08:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Antonio\_Cano\_Sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@Antonio\_Cano\_Sanchez](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Antonio_Cano_Sanchez)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/get-item-from-a-json-randomly/380492/1 "2019-12-24T17:08:27Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to get an item from a JSON in Firebase, Randomly. Could you help me?

I think it would be a good option to convert the JSON to list but I can’t get

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**Author:** ![Mark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/mark/32/18133_2.png) [@Mark](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Mark)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/get-item-from-a-json-randomly/380492/2 "2019-12-24T23:14:19Z")

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Here’s one example, using [Cloud variables](https://docs.thunkable.com/variables#app-stored-and-cloud-variables) (which is the easiest way to use Firebase):

 ![Screen Shot 2019-12-24 at 3.00.44 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/f/2/f2fb14eb415249deddc4a4ad8b7174df67b9efd2.png)

The key is to realize that the name of the cloud variable is a Firebase key.

And here’s a link to a copy of the project: [Thunkable](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/baf251b4e790720aef32a982472e4922)

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**Author:** ![Antonio\_Cano\_Sanchez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@Antonio\_Cano\_Sanchez](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Antonio_Cano_Sanchez)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/get-item-from-a-json-randomly/380492/3 "2019-12-27T18:36:48Z")

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Hello, thanks for the answer.  
Currently I have something very similar.

The problem is that the database in firebase is going to be dynamic.  
I don’t have a static route to find the variables.

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**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/get-item-from-a-json-randomly/380492/4 "2024-11-08T11:46:15Z")

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