This method can be replaced by the .NET replacement method [getDistinctValuesCountFlat](🔗).
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**
Multidimensional arrays. Odd indices contain the value and even indices contain the corresponding count
Example: result[0][0]=="Value 1", result[0][1]=="234", result[1][0]=="Value 2", result[1][1]=="678"
Note
A maximum of 10,000 values are returned.
**Code structure**