{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "commands/acl-save",
  "title": "ACL SAVE",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/acl-save/",
  "summary": "Saves the effective ACL rules in the configured ACL file.",
  "since": "6.0.0",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "develop",
    "stack",
    "oss",
    "rs",
    "rc",
    "oss",
    "kubernetes",
    "clients"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-01-30T12:29:26-06:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "b90c4903d810394997d51871c2c8fcf618b48c49e705b9a140f08f1b116089c4",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "When Redis is configured to use an ACL file (with the `aclfile` configuration\noption), this command will save the currently defined ACLs from the server memory to the ACL file."
    },
    {
      "id": "examples",
      "title": "Examples",
      "role": "example",
      "text": "[code example]"
    },
    {
      "id": "redis-software-and-redis-cloud-compatibility",
      "title": "Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "| Redis<br />Software | Redis<br />Cloud | <span style=\"min-width: 9em; display: table-cell\">Notes</span> |\n|:----------------------|:-----------------|:------|\n| <span title=\"Not supported\">&#x274c; Standard</span><br /><span title=\"Not supported\"><nobr>&#x274c; Active-Active</nobr></span> | <span title=\"Not supported\">&#x274c; Standard</span><br /><span title=\"Not supported\"><nobr>&#x274c; Active-Active</nobr></span> |  |"
    },
    {
      "id": "return-information",
      "title": "Return information",
      "role": "returns",
      "text": "**RESP2:**\n\n[Simple string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#simple-strings): `OK`.\nThe command may fail with an error for several reasons: if the file cannot be written or if the server is not configured to use an external ACL file.\n\n**RESP3:**\n\n[Simple string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#simple-strings): `OK`.\nThe command may fail with an error for several reasons: if the file cannot be written or if the server is not configured to use an external ACL file."
    }
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "id": "examples-ex0",
      "language": "plaintext",
      "code": "> ACL SAVE\n+OK\n\n> ACL SAVE\n-ERR There was an error trying to save the ACLs. Please check the server logs for more information",
      "section_id": "examples"
    }
  ]
}