{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "commands/asking",
  "title": "ASKING",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/asking/",
  "summary": "Signals that a cluster client is following an -ASK redirect.",
  "since": "3.0.0",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "develop",
    "stack",
    "oss",
    "rs",
    "rc",
    "oss",
    "kubernetes",
    "clients"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-09-18T09:48:21+01:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "13556c359101132f005554d39950d89867b80d44d777cf680c8f5db264cb4be7",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "When a cluster client receives an `-ASK` redirect, the `ASKING` command is sent to the target node followed by the command which was redirected.\nThis is normally done automatically by cluster clients.\n\nIf an `-ASK` redirect is received during a transaction, only one ASKING command needs to be sent to the target node before sending the complete transaction to the target node.\n\nSee [ASK redirection in the Redis Cluster Specification](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/oss_and_stack/reference/cluster-spec#ask-redirection) for details."
    },
    {
      "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`.\n\n**RESP3:**\n\n[Simple string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#simple-strings): `OK`."
    }
  ],
  "examples": []
}