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title: "system.opc.readValues"
description: "This function is equivalent to the system.opc.readValue function, except that it can operate in bulk."
---

# system.opc.readValues

> This function is equivalent to the system.opc.readValue function, except that it can operate in bulk.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
This function is equivalent to the [system.opc.readValue](system-opc-readValue.md) function, except that it can operate in bulk. You can specify a list of multiple addresses to read from, and you will receive a list of the same length, where each entry is the qualified value object for the corresponding address.

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](projects\project-properties\project-properties.md#client---permissions) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.opc.readValues(opcServer, itemPaths)`

### Parameters

|Type|Parameter|Description|
|--|--|--|
|String| `opcServer` | The name of the OPC server connection in which the items reside.|
|String[] |`itemPaths` | A list of strings, each representing an item path, or address to read from.|

### Returns

**QualifiedValue[]** - A sequence of objects, one for each address specified, in order. Each object will contains the value, quality, and timestamp returned from the OPC server for the corresponding address.

### Scope

All