%hash = (); #### my $hashref = {}; $$hashref{level1_key}{level2_key}{level3_key} = "value"; ... for my $key1 ( keys %$hashref ) { for my $key2 ( keys %{$$hasref{$key1}} ) { for my $key3 ( keys %{$$hasref{$key1}{$key2}} ) { # do something with $$hashref{$key1}{$key2}{$key3} } } }