GET

Get the value of key. If the key does not exist the special value nil is returned. An error is returned if the value stored at key is not a string, because GET only handles string values.

Examples

{{% redis-cli %}} GET nonexisting SET mykey "Hello" GET mykey {{% /redis-cli %}}

Code examples

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Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility

| Redis Software | Redis Cloud | <span style="min-width: 9em; display: table-cell">Notes</span> | |:----------------------|:-----------------|:------| | <span title="Supported">✅ Standard</span> <span title="Supported"><nobr>✅ Active-Active</nobr></span> | <span title="Supported">✅ Standard</span> <span title="Supported"><nobr>✅ Active-Active</nobr></span> | |

Return information

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One of the following:

• Bulk string reply: the value of the key.
• Nil reply: if the key does not exist.

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One of the following:

• Bulk string reply: the value of the key.
• Null reply: key does not exist.

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