SETEX

Set key to hold the string value and set key to timeout after a given number of seconds. This command is equivalent to:

SET key value EX seconds

An error is returned when seconds is invalid.

Examples

{{% redis-cli %}} SETEX mykey 10 "Hello" TTL mykey GET mykey {{% /redis-cli %}}

See also

[TTL]({{< relref "/commands/ttl" >}})

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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Simple string reply: OK.

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Simple string reply: OK.

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