---
schema_version: "1"
id: 601d328a1332aaeac7b1d909efa64a1b4524546d59e024c84466a0722637604b
title: Get Picklist Items Action
collection: admin
version: current
locale: en-us
portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/service/264-0-0/hr_svc_gt_itm_in_picklist_action.md
canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.hr_svc_gt_itm_in_picklist_action.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5
source_site: help.salesforce.com
content_type: documentation
content_hash: cdd95ddd823a69482de3dfb6082be3fb26447fedcb339e0e56821ccdc5f8a541
description: Retrieves standardized categories to gather specific data during the conversation before a confidential case is created.
products:
  - Service Cloud
release: "264"
---
# Get Picklist Items Action

Retrieves standardized categories to gather specific data during the conversation before a confidential case is created.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Unlimited</strong> Edition with Employee Service</td></tr></tbody></table>

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          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d141981e61">User Permissions Needed</th>
          <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d141981e64">&nbsp;</th>
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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d141981e61 ">To build and manage Service Agents:</td>

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            <p dir="ltr">Manage Agentforce Service Agents AND Manage AI Agents</p>
            <p dir="ltr">OR</p>
            <p style="margin-bottom:0;" dir="ltr">Customize Application</p>
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## Action Details

To use this action, customize it according to your business’s security standards. We recommend configuring your agent to confirm the requester's identity before completing this action on their behalf. See [Maintain Trust with Agentforce Actions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=service.service_agentforce_trusted_private_actions.htm&type=5&language=en_US).

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small "><colgroup><col style="width:50%"> <col style="width:50%"></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">API Name</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Get Picklist Items</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Action Type</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Standard</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Reference Action Type</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Invocable Action</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Inputs</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Field Name, Object Name</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Outputs</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Picklist Values</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Does this action execute one or more prompt templates?</td><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">No</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Examples of Utterances that Trigger This Action

- “Show me the categories for filing a complaint.”
- "What kind of issues can I report here?"