# Get Streaming Level returns null for Persistent Level

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/get-streaming-level-returns-null-for-persistent-level/454168>\
**Category:** UI\
**Tags:** interface, streaming-level, unreal-engine, persistent-level, question, Blueprint\
**Created:** [August 21, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/get-streaming-level-returns-null-for-persistent-level/454168 "2019-08-21T07:03:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![iGala](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@iGala](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/iGala)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/get-streaming-level-returns-null-for-persistent-level/454168/1 "2019-08-21T07:03:15Z")

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Hi!

I am using the “GetStreamingLevel” node to get level references and send messages through the interface. Ok, this works. But when I try to get a reference to the Persistent Level (aka City\_PL), it always returns NULL to me.

I attached a screenshot.  
Thank you!!

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**Author:** ![Fenrir\_Willow](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/fenrir_willow/32/755755_2.png) [@Fenrir\_Willow](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Fenrir_Willow)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/get-streaming-level-returns-null-for-persistent-level/454168/2 "2019-08-21T09:42:04Z")

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The input to the `GetStreamingLevel` function is the full package name of the level, not just the name of it.

You can see the implementation in C++ from the docs here: [UGameplayStatics::GetStreamingLevel | Unreal Engine Documentation](https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-US/API/Runtime/Engine/Kismet/UGameplayStatics/GetStreamingLevel/index.html)

Hope this helps 🙂

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**Author:** ![iGala](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@iGala](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/iGala)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/get-streaming-level-returns-null-for-persistent-level/454168/3 "2019-08-21T11:43:47Z")

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Ok, thanks :)!

Finally, the implementation is well but Persistent Level isn’t a Streaming Level, so between child levels work but you can’t call the parent.