EXISTS

Syntax
EXISTS key [key ...]
Available since:
1.0.0
Time complexity:
O(N) where N is the number of keys to check.
ACL categories:
@keyspace, @read, @fast,

Returns if key exists.

The user should be aware that if the same existing key is mentioned in the arguments multiple times, it will be counted multiple times. So if somekey exists, EXISTS somekey somekey will return 2.

Examples

SET key1 "Hello" EXISTS key1 EXISTS nosuchkey SET key2 "World" EXISTS key1 key2 nosuchkey

RESP2/RESP3 Reply

Integer reply: the number of keys that exist from those specified as arguments.

History

  • Starting with Redis version 3.0.3: Accepts multiple key arguments.
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