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title: "Read String From List Step"
url: "https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/read-string-from-list-step"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-12-24T14:48:29.130Z"
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# Read String From List Step

The Read String From List step pulls a specific string from a list of strings. It puts this string into a new or existing string variable. Use this step when you need to get an item from a certain spot in a list.

## How to Use Read String From List

This step lets you take one string out of a list of strings by using its index number.

### Step 1: Add the Read String From List Step

1.  Drag the **Read String From List** step into your process.
2.  (Optional) Give the step a different name in the **Step name** field.

### Step 2: Set Up Input Parameters

**List of Strings** (Required)

-   Pick an existing variable that is a "list of strings." This is the list you'll read from.

**Iterator index** (Required)

-   Pick an existing variable that is an "integer." This variable should hold the index number of the string you want to get from the list.
-   **Important:** List indexes usually start at 0. So, the first item is at index 0, the second at index 1, and so on.

### Step 3: Set Up Output Parameter

**String value destination variable** (Required)

-   Type the name for a new or existing variable. The string taken from the list will go here. This variable must be a "string" type.

## Related Articles

-   [Define Variable Step - Robotiq.ai Help Center](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/define-variable-step)
-   [Set Variable Value Step - Robotiq.ai Help Center](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/set-variable-value-step)
-   [Add New Element To List Step](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/add-new-element-to-list-step)

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