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TYPE

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TYPE key
Group
Keys
Complexity
O(1)
Arity
2 (exactly, counting the command name)
Flags
read-only, fast
Keys
first 1, last 1, step 1
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TYPE returns the name of the type of the value at key, or none when the key does not exist. Looking up the type is not an access to the key.

Reply Value type
string String (also bitmaps and HyperLogLogs)
list List
set Set
zset Sorted set
hash Hash
stream Stream
MBbloom-- Bloom filter
CMSk-TYPE Count-min sketch
TopK-TYPE Top-K
none The key does not exist

Return value

Section titled “Return value”
Case RESP2 RESP3
Always Simple string: the type name Simple string

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
127.0.0.1:6379> SET name "ada"
OK
127.0.0.1:6379> RPUSH queue job1
(integer) 1
127.0.0.1:6379> TYPE name
string
127.0.0.1:6379> TYPE queue
list
127.0.0.1:6379> TYPE missing
none

Compatibility

Section titled “Compatibility”

The core type names are the same as in Redis 7 and Valkey 8. The Bloom filter, count-min sketch and Top-K names are the ones Redis Stack reports for those types.

See also

Section titled “See also”

OBJECT ENCODING, SCAN, EXISTS