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# CLIENT SETNAME

> Set the connection name.

Use `CLIENT SETNAME` to label the current connection with a name of your choice.

The name shows up in [`CLIENT LIST`](/docs/redis/commands/connection/client-list) and [`CLIENT INFO`](/docs/redis/commands/connection/client-info) output, which is handy when several components of an application share one database and you want to tell their connections apart. The name may not contain spaces or newlines, each call replaces the previous name, and passing an empty string clears it. It lives only as long as the connection.

## Syntax

```redis theme={"system"}
CLIENT SETNAME <connection-name>
```

## Arguments

| Argument          | Required | Repeatable | Description                                 |
| ----------------- | -------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------- |
| `connection-name` | Yes      | No         | Name to associate with this TCP connection. |

## 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    | Simple string `OK` |
| RESP3    | Simple string `OK` |

<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 SETNAME worker-1
    ```
  </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("SETNAME", "worker-1");
    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.clientSetName("worker-1");
    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_setname("worker-1")
    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.Do(context.Background(), "CLIENT", "SETNAME", "worker-1").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.clientSetname("worker-1");
      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_setname("worker-1")?;
        println!("{result:?}");
        Ok(())
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## Related topics

- [CLIENT GETNAME](/docs/redis/commands/connection/client-getname.md)
- [Changelog](/docs/redis/overall/changelog.md)
- [HELLO](/docs/redis/commands/connection/hello.md)
- [client.logs](/docs/workflow/basics/client/logs.md)
- [client.cancel](/docs/workflow/basics/client/cancel.md)