type.3valkey - Man Page

TYPE key

Returns the string representation of the type of the value stored at key. The different types that can be returned are: string, list, set, zset, hash and stream.

valkey-protocol(7) Simple string reply: the type of key, or none when key doesn’t exist.

O(1)

@fast @keyspace @read

• Available since: 1.0.0

127.0.0.1:6379> SET key1 "value"
OK
127.0.0.1:6379> LPUSH key2 "value"
(integer) 1
127.0.0.1:6379> SADD key3 "value"
(integer) 1
127.0.0.1:6379> TYPE key1
string
127.0.0.1:6379> TYPE key2
list
127.0.0.1:6379> TYPE key3
set

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