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GET

Returns the string value of a key.

Usage
GET key
Complexity
O(1)
Since
1.0.0
ACL Categories
@fast, @read, @string
Command flags
READONLY, FAST

Get the value of key. If the key does not exist the special value nil is returned. An error is returned if the value stored at key is not a string, because GET only handles string values.

Examples

127.0.0.1:6379> GET nonexisting
(nil)
127.0.0.1:6379> SET mykey "Hello"
OK
127.0.0.1:6379> GET mykey
"Hello"

Replies

RESP2

One of the following:

RESP3

One of the following: