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# CLIENT GETNAME

> Get the current connection name.

Use `CLIENT GETNAME` to read the name assigned to the current connection with [`CLIENT SETNAME`](/docs/redis/commands/connection/client-setname).

Connections start without a name and the reply is null until one is set. The name belongs to a single connection and is lost when it closes; it exists to make connections recognizable in [`CLIENT LIST`](/docs/redis/commands/connection/client-list) output when you are debugging which part of an application is doing what.

## Syntax

```redis theme={"system"}
CLIENT GETNAME
```

## Arguments

This command takes no arguments.

## Important points

* This is a connection-oriented command and is available over native Redis TCP, not the stateless REST endpoint.
* This command can expose administrative information or make a broad destructive change. Restrict it to trusted code paths.

## Response

The reply reports the result of the operation. Error replies have the same shape in RESP2 and RESP3 and are surfaced as exceptions by the SDKs below.

| Protocol | Reply                                         |
| -------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| RESP2    | Null bulk string or null array or Bulk string |
| RESP3    | Null or Bulk string                           |

<Note>
  Client libraries often decode bulk strings, maps, sets, and numeric strings into language-native values. The table describes the Redis wire reply.
</Note>

## Examples

TCP examples use the TLS `REDIS_URL` from the Upstash console. REST examples use `UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL` and `UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN`.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Redis CLI" icon="terminal">
    ```bash theme={"system"}
    CLIENT GETNAME
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="ioredis" icon="node-js" iconType="brands">
    ```ts theme={"system"}
    import Redis from "ioredis";

    const redis = new Redis(process.env.REDIS_URL!);
    const result = await redis.client("GETNAME");
    console.log(result);
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="node-redis" icon="node-js" iconType="brands">
    ```ts theme={"system"}
    import { createClient } from "redis";

    const client = await createClient({ url: process.env.REDIS_URL })
      .on("error", console.error)
      .connect();
    const result = await client.clientGetName();
    console.log(result);
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="redis-py" icon="python" iconType="brands">
    ```python theme={"system"}
    import os
    import redis

    client = redis.from_url(os.environ["REDIS_URL"])
    result = client.client_getname()
    print(result)
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="go-redis" icon="golang" iconType="brands">
    ```go theme={"system"}
    package main

    import (
        "context"
        "fmt"
        "os"

        "github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
    )

    func main() {
        opts, err := redis.ParseURL(os.Getenv("REDIS_URL"))
        if err != nil {
            panic(err)
        }
        client := redis.NewClient(opts)
        result, err := client.ClientGetName(context.Background()).Result()
        if err != nil {
            panic(err)
        }
        fmt.Println(result)
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="jedis" icon="java" iconType="brands">
    ```java theme={"system"}
    import java.net.URI;

    import redis.clients.jedis.Jedis;

    try (Jedis jedis = new Jedis(new URI(System.getenv("REDIS_URL")))) {
      Object result = jedis.clientGetname();
      System.out.println(result);
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="redis-rs" icon="rust" iconType="brands">
    ```rust theme={"system"}
    use redis::TypedCommands;

    fn main() -> redis::RedisResult<()> {
        let url = std::env::var("REDIS_URL").expect("REDIS_URL is not set");
        let client = redis::Client::open(url)?;
        let mut connection = client.get_connection()?;

        let result = connection.client_getname()?;
        println!("{result:?}");
        Ok(())
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## Related topics

- [client.logs](/docs/workflow/basics/client/logs.md)
- [client.cancel](/docs/workflow/basics/client/cancel.md)
- [client.notify](/docs/workflow/basics/client/notify.md)
- [client.trigger](/docs/workflow/basics/client/trigger.md)
- [CLIENT SETINFO](/docs/redis/commands/connection/client-setinfo.md)