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UNWATCH

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UNWATCH
Group
Transactions
Complexity
O(N) where N is the number of watched keys
Arity
1 (exactly, counting the command name)
Flags
fast
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UNWATCH clears every key the connection watches with WATCH, so the next transaction runs unconditionally. You rarely need it after EXEC or DISCARD, which unwatch everything themselves; use it when you decide not to start the transaction after all.

Return value

Section titled “Return value”
Case RESP2 RESP3
Always Simple string OK Simple string OK

Examples

Section titled “Examples”
127.0.0.1:6379> WATCH balance
OK
127.0.0.1:6379> UNWATCH
OK

Compatibility

Section titled “Compatibility”

Same as Redis 7 and Valkey 8.

See also

Section titled “See also”

WATCH, MULTI, DISCARD