# Parent name of a for item j **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** firebase, json, object\ **Created:** [August 19, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/parent-name-of-a-for-item-j/1458464 "2021-08-19T14:43:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![overshield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19b73/32.png) [@overshield](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overshield)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/parent-name-of-a-for-item-j/1458464/1 "2021-08-19T14:43:58Z")
I’m able to get the item j that I need, but what I’m really wanting is the parent name of the item j’s in my list. I searched the forums and didn’t find a clear answer, the closest was a topic about getting the parent names directly from the cloud variable. My data is too large to do that, so I’m trying to get it from the app variable instead but the method for searching the app variable wouldn’t have worked in that example. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2021, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/parent-name-of-a-for-item-j/1458464/2 "2021-08-19T15:23:51Z")
Are you using lists or Firebase? What does your data structure look like? Are you using a loop? Show your blocks. ---
**Author:** ![overshield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19b73/32.png) [@overshield](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overshield)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/parent-name-of-a-for-item-j/1458464/3 "2021-08-19T15:30:44Z")
Yes it’s firebase ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/a/4/a4f600f3ff6d377f6d7d8de7e58c3bca5eef190f.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/8/7/87b9a61d550455c7fe1e6cdc4d082d522d8e8733.jpeg) On the “last as middle j” I need the parent name. The parent name is also in the object under Mode if that makes it easier to grab. Thanks ---
**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:** [August 19, 2021, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/parent-name-of-a-for-item-j/1458464/4 "2021-08-19T15:43:31Z")
Give an example (actual values) of an item that you know and a parent that you would want to get. Also, I don’t see Mode anywhere in your screenshots. Have you already read through the topics related to this, such as this one? > [@Thunkable X Firebase Get Parent Nodes to the List](https://community.thunkable.com/t/thunkable-x-firebase-get-parent-nodes-to-the-list/563414): > > I am struggling to get the data from firebase and display it in the list. I am selecting a date “Apr 1, 2020” to get the tag “Test” and “Test One” into the list or label. But at any cost, I am not being able to get it. Also, there is no enough documentation available to understand “OBJECTS” [Annotation 2020-04-15 131615] I can not get the value of name with this. But If I change the key to the following, I get the value. ---
**Author:** ![overshield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19b73/32.png) [@overshield](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overshield)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/parent-name-of-a-for-item-j/1458464/5 "2021-08-19T15:54:13Z")
I meant to say model not mode sorry. An example would be that I can get 5x114 to return for my middle j, and I want to get Brand 1 Model 1 19x8 5x114 (-22) 76 Black instead (which is the parent name but I also have it created as name below model) Yes I’ve looked through those, I’m not seeing the connection of how those get the parent name through a for item j. (But remember maybe it’s easier to just call the value from Name: once I return 5x114) ---
**Author:** ![overshield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19b73/32.png) [@overshield](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overshield)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/parent-name-of-a-for-item-j/1458464/6 "2021-08-19T16:15:03Z")
This would be so easy if there was a block similar to get object properties of but in reverse. Get parent of… ---
**Author:** ![overshield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19b73/32.png) [@overshield](https://community.thunkable.com/u/overshield)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/parent-name-of-a-for-item-j/1458464/7 "2021-08-19T16:45:50Z")
I should be clear here, I’m filtering by 5x114 and I want to get the parent name. Is there not a block for this? If it’s the call Realtime DB get Key then I’m completely lost on how to use it for this purpose. Thanks again ---
**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, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/parent-name-of-a-for-item-j/1458464/8 "2024-11-08T13:17:18Z")