# Convert Node type to HippoBean or how to get ValueList object without request context

**URL:** <https://community.bloomreach.com/t/convert-node-type-to-hippobean-or-how-to-get-valuelist-object-without-request-context/1694>\
**Category:** Experience Manager (PaaS/OnPrem)\
**Created:** [January 21, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/convert-node-type-to-hippobean-or-how-to-get-valuelist-object-without-request-context/1694 "2020-01-21T11:52:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![maksimyugai](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/maksimyugai/32/305_2.png) [@maksimyugai](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/maksimyugai)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 11:52am UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/convert-node-type-to-hippobean-or-how-to-get-valuelist-object-without-request-context/1694/1 "2020-01-21T11:52:20Z")

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Hi, there. Need some advice. I want to get ValueList, but I don’t have request context. I’m trying to get a ValueList object from ValueListManager, but it asks HippoBean, but I don’t have one. I have the only Node from the session. How I can convert or map Node type to HippoBean, or HippoItem?

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**Author:** ![bcanvural](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/bcanvural/32/235_2.png) [@bcanvural](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/bcanvural)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/convert-node-type-to-hippobean-or-how-to-get-valuelist-object-without-request-context/1694/2 "2020-01-21T12:19:30Z")

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You need hst for that in the cms, but in v12.x that’s not the case (judging by the other post you need this in cms webapp and in v12). I don’t think there’s a way in that case except reading the value list nodes in the repository through JCR api

But for v13.x there is a way to achieve that

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**Author:** ![maksimyugai](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/community.bloomreach.com/maksimyugai/32/305_2.png) [@maksimyugai](https://community.bloomreach.com/u/maksimyugai)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.bloomreach.com/t/convert-node-type-to-hippobean-or-how-to-get-valuelist-object-without-request-context/1694/3 "2020-01-21T12:35:30Z")

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Ok, thank you. Used HstQueryBuilder.