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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# GET

> Get string value.

Use `GET` to read the string value stored at a key.

The reply is null when the key does not exist, and an error when the key holds a value of another type, such as a hash or a list. Strings in Redis are binary safe and can hold anything up to 512 MB, so the same command reads back text, JSON, and serialized binary alike. To read and delete in one step use [`GETDEL`](/docs/redis/commands/string/getdel), and to read and refresh the expiration use [`GETEX`](/docs/redis/commands/string/getex).

## Syntax

```redis theme={"system"}
GET <key>
```

## Arguments

| Argument | Required | Repeatable | Description                        |
| -------- | -------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `<key>`  | Yes      | No         | Redis key targeted by the command. |

## 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    | Bulk string or Null bulk string or null array |
| RESP3    | Bulk string or Null                           |

<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"}
    GET my-key
    ```
  </Accordion>

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

    const redis = Redis.fromEnv();

    type MyType = {
        a: number;
        b: string;
    }
    const value = await redis.get<MyType>("key");
    if (!value) {
        // key doesn't exist
    } else {
        // value is of type MyType
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

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

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


## Related topics

- [GET](/docs/redis/sdks/py/commands/string/get.md)
- [Get Database](/docs/devops/developer-api/redis/get_database.md)
- [Get a Queue](/docs/qstash/api-reference/queues/get-a-queue.md)
- [JSON.GET](/docs/redis/commands/json/json-get.md)