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# EXPIREAT

> Sets a timeout on key. The key will automatically be deleted.

## Arguments

<ParamField body="key" type="string" required>
  The key to set the timeout on.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="unix" type="integer">
  A unix timestamp in seconds at which point the key will expire.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField type="integer" required>
  `1` if the timeout was set, `0` otherwise
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```ts Example theme={"system"}
  await redis.set("mykey", "Hello");
  const tenSecondsFromNow = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 10;
  await redis.expireat("mykey", tenSecondsFromNow);
  ```
</RequestExample>