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# LTRIM

> Trim list to range.

Use `LTRIM` to keep only a range of elements in a list and delete everything outside it.

Both ends are inclusive, zero-based, and may be negative to count from the tail. If `<start>` is greater than `<stop>` or lies past the end of the list, every element is removed and the key is deleted. The reply is always `OK`.

The classic use is a capped list: [`LPUSH`](/docs/redis/commands/list/lpush) a new item and then `LTRIM key 0 99` to keep the hundred most recent ones, which bounds memory without any separate cleanup job.

## Syntax

```redis theme={"system"}
LTRIM <key> <start> <stop>
```

## Arguments

| Argument  | Required | Repeatable | Description                                                |
| --------- | -------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| `<key>`   | Yes      | No         | Redis key targeted by the command.                         |
| `<start>` | Yes      | No         | Start index; negative values count from the end.           |
| `<stop>`  | Yes      | No         | Stop index, inclusive; negative values count from the end. |

## 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"}
    LTRIM my-key 0 0
    ```
  </Accordion>

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

    const redis = Redis.fromEnv();

    await redis.lpush("key", "a", "b", "c", "d");
    await redis.ltrim("key", 1, 2);
    // the list is now ["b", "c"]
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="upstash_redis" icon="python" iconType="brands">
    ```python theme={"system"}
    from upstash_redis import Redis

    redis = Redis.from_env()
    result = redis.ltrim("my-key", 0, 0)
    print(result)
    ```
  </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.ltrim("my-key", "0", "0");
    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.lTrim("my-key", 0, 0);
    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.ltrim("my-key", 0, 0)
    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.LTrim(context.Background(), "my-key", 0, 0).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.ltrim("my-key", 0, 0);
      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.ltrim("my-key", 0, 0)?;
        println!("{result:?}");
        Ok(())
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## Related topics

- [LTRIM](/docs/redis/sdks/py/commands/list/ltrim.md)
- [ZREMRANGEBYRANK](/docs/redis/commands/sorted-set/zremrangebyrank.md)
- [JSON.ARRTRIM](/docs/redis/commands/json/json-arrtrim.md)
- [LPUSH](/docs/redis/commands/list/lpush.md)