# COMMAND INFO

```json metadata
{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "title": "COMMAND INFO",
  "description": "Returns information about one, multiple or all commands.",
  "categories": ["docs","develop","stack","oss","rs","rc","oss","kubernetes","clients"],
  "arguments": [{"display_text":"command-name","multiple":true,"name":"command-name","optional":true,"type":"string"}],
  "syntax_fmt": "COMMAND INFO [command-name [command-name ...]]",
  "complexity": "O(N) where N is the number of commands to look up",
  "group": "server",
  "command_flags": ["loading","stale"],
  "acl_categories": ["@slow","@connection"],
  "since": "2.8.13",
  "arity": -2,
  "tableOfContents": {"sections":[{"id":"optional-arguments","title":"Optional arguments"},{"id":"examples","title":"Examples"},{"id":"redis-software-and-redis-cloud-compatibility","title":"Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility"},{"id":"return-information","title":"Return information"}]}

,
  "codeExamples": []
}
```

Returns details about multiple Redis commands using the same format as [`COMMAND`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/command), except you can specify which commands are inspected.

If you request details about non-existing commands, nil is returned.

## Optional arguments

<details open><summary><code>command-name [command-name ...]</code></summary>

One or more command names to return details for. If omitted, details for all commands are returned.

</details>

## Examples


redis> COMMAND INFO get set eval
1)  1) "get"
    2) (integer) 2
    3) 1) readonly
       2) fast
    4) (integer) 1
    5) (integer) 1
    6) (integer) 1
    7) 1) @read
       2) @string
       3) @fast
    8) (empty array)
    9) 1) 1) "flags"
          2) 1) RO
             2) access
          3) "begin_search"
          4) 1) "type"
             2) "index"
             3) "spec"
             4) 1) "index"
                2) (integer) 1
          5) "find_keys"
          6) 1) "type"
             2) "range"
             3) "spec"
             4) 1) "lastkey"
                2) (integer) 0
                3) "keystep"
                4) (integer) 1
                5) "limit"
                6) (integer) 0
   10) (empty array)
2)  1) "set"
    2) (integer) -3
    3) 1) write
       2) denyoom
    4) (integer) 1
    5) (integer) 1
    6) (integer) 1
    7) 1) @write
       2) @string
       3) @slow
    8) (empty array)
    9) 1) 1) "notes"
          2) "RW and ACCESS due to the optional `GET` argument"
          3) "flags"
          4) 1) RW
             2) access
             3) update
             4) variable_flags
          5) "begin_search"
          6) 1) "type"
             2) "index"
             3) "spec"
             4) 1) "index"
                2) (integer) 1
          7) "find_keys"
          8) 1) "type"
             2) "range"
             3) "spec"
             4) 1) "lastkey"
                2) (integer) 0
                3) "keystep"
                4) (integer) 1
                5) "limit"
                6) (integer) 0
   10) (empty array)
3)  1) "eval"
    2) (integer) -3
    3) 1) noscript
       2) stale
       3) skip_monitor
       4) no_mandatory_keys
       5) movablekeys
       6) script_runner
    4) (integer) 0
    5) (integer) 0
    6) (integer) 0
    7) 1) @slow
       2) @scripting
    8) (empty array)
    9) 1) 1) "notes"
          2) "We cannot tell how the keys will be used so we assume the worst, RW and UPDATE"
          3) "flags"
          4) 1) RW
             2) access
             3) update
          5) "begin_search"
          6) 1) "type"
             2) "index"
             3) "spec"
             4) 1) "index"
                2) (integer) 2
          7) "find_keys"
          8) 1) "type"
             2) "keynum"
             3) "spec"
             4) 1) "keynumidx"
                2) (integer) 0
                3) "firstkey"
                4) (integer) 1
                5) "keystep"
                6) (integer) 1
   10) (empty array)
redis> COMMAND INFO foo evalsha config bar
1) (nil)
2)  1) "evalsha"
    2) (integer) -3
    3) 1) noscript
       2) stale
       3) skip_monitor
       4) no_mandatory_keys
       5) movablekeys
       6) script_runner
    4) (integer) 0
    5) (integer) 0
    6) (integer) 0
    7) 1) @slow
       2) @scripting
    8) (empty array)
    9) 1) 1) "flags"
          2) 1) RW
             2) access
             3) update
          3) "begin_search"
          4) 1) "type"
             2) "index"
             3) "spec"
             4) 1) "index"
                2) (integer) 2
          5) "find_keys"
          6) 1) "type"
             2) "keynum"
             3) "spec"
             4) 1) "keynumidx"
                2) (integer) 0
                3) "firstkey"
                4) (integer) 1
                5) "keystep"
                6) (integer) 1
   10) (empty array)
3)  1) "config"
    2) (integer) -2
    3) (empty array)
    4) (integer) 0
    5) (integer) 0
    6) (integer) 0
    7) 1) @slow
    8) (empty array)
    9) (empty array)
   10) 1)  1) "config|set"
           2) (integer) -4
           3) 1) admin
              2) noscript
              3) loading
              4) stale
           4) (integer) 0
           5) (integer) 0
           6) (integer) 0
           7) 1) @admin
              2) @slow
              3) @dangerous
           8) 1) "request_policy:all_nodes"
              2) "response_policy:all_succeeded"
           9) (empty array)
          10) (empty array)
       2)  1) "config|rewrite"
           2) (integer) 2
           3) 1) admin
              2) noscript
              3) loading
              4) stale
           4) (integer) 0
           5) (integer) 0
           6) (integer) 0
           7) 1) @admin
              2) @slow
              3) @dangerous
           8) 1) "request_policy:all_nodes"
              2) "response_policy:all_succeeded"
           9) (empty array)
          10) (empty array)
       3)  1) "config|get"
           2) (integer) -3
           3) 1) admin
              2) noscript
              3) loading
              4) stale
           4) (integer) 0
           5) (integer) 0
           6) (integer) 0
           7) 1) @admin
              2) @slow
              3) @dangerous
           8) (empty array)
           9) (empty array)
          10) (empty array)
       4)  1) "config|help"
           2) (integer) 2
           3) 1) loading
              2) stale
           4) (integer) 0
           5) (integer) 0
           6) (integer) 0
           7) 1) @slow
           8) (empty array)
           9) (empty array)
          10) (empty array)
       5)  1) "config|resetstat"
           2) (integer) 2
           3) 1) admin
              2) noscript
              3) loading
              4) stale
           4) (integer) 0
           5) (integer) 0
           6) (integer) 0
           7) 1) @admin
              2) @slow
              3) @dangerous
           8) 1) "request_policy:all_nodes"
              2) "response_policy:all_succeeded"
           9) (empty array)
          10) (empty array)
4) (nil)


## Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility

| Redis<br />Software | Redis<br />Cloud | <span style="min-width: 9em; display: table-cell">Notes</span> |
|:----------------------|:-----------------|:------|
| <span title="Supported">&#x2705; Standard</span><br /><span title="Supported"><nobr>&#x2705; Active-Active</nobr></span> | <span title="Supported">&#x2705; Standard</span><br /><span title="Supported"><nobr>&#x2705; Active-Active</nobr></span> |  |

## Return information

**RESP2:**

[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): a nested list of command details.

**RESP3:**

[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): a nested list of command details.