{ "schema_version": 2, "id": "commands/command-info", "title": "COMMAND INFO", "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/command-info/", "summary": "Returns information about one, multiple or all commands.", "since": "2.8.13", "tags": [ "docs", "develop", "stack", "oss", "rs", "rc", "oss", "kubernetes", "clients" ], "last_updated": "2026-09-18T09:48:09+01:00", "page_type": "content", "content_hash": "11f0a9b0df42f0311798853fbf8fd73a99911d0b1f13d6137be30c801d1fedf8", "sections": [ { "id": "overview", "title": "Overview", "role": "overview", "text": "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.\n\nIf you request details about non-existing commands, nil is returned." }, { "id": "optional-arguments", "title": "Optional arguments", "role": "parameters", "text": "
command-name [command-name ...]\n\nOne or more command names to return details for. If omitted, details for all commands are returned.\n\n
" }, { "id": "examples", "title": "Examples", "role": "example", "text": "redis> COMMAND INFO get set eval\n1) 1) \"get\"\n 2) (integer) 2\n 3) 1) readonly\n 2) fast\n 4) (integer) 1\n 5) (integer) 1\n 6) (integer) 1\n 7) 1) @read\n 2) @string\n 3) @fast\n 8) (empty array)\n 9) 1) 1) \"flags\"\n 2) 1) RO\n 2) access\n 3) \"begin_search\"\n 4) 1) \"type\"\n 2) \"index\"\n 3) \"spec\"\n 4) 1) \"index\"\n 2) (integer) 1\n 5) \"find_keys\"\n 6) 1) \"type\"\n 2) \"range\"\n 3) \"spec\"\n 4) 1) \"lastkey\"\n 2) (integer) 0\n 3) \"keystep\"\n 4) (integer) 1\n 5) \"limit\"\n 6) (integer) 0\n 10) (empty array)\n2) 1) \"set\"\n 2) (integer) -3\n 3) 1) write\n 2) denyoom\n 4) (integer) 1\n 5) (integer) 1\n 6) (integer) 1\n 7) 1) @write\n 2) @string\n 3) @slow\n 8) (empty array)\n 9) 1) 1) \"notes\"\n 2) \"RW and ACCESS due to the optional `GET` argument\"\n 3) \"flags\"\n 4) 1) RW\n 2) access\n 3) update\n 4) variable_flags\n 5) \"begin_search\"\n 6) 1) \"type\"\n 2) \"index\"\n 3) \"spec\"\n 4) 1) \"index\"\n 2) (integer) 1\n 7) \"find_keys\"\n 8) 1) \"type\"\n 2) \"range\"\n 3) \"spec\"\n 4) 1) \"lastkey\"\n 2) (integer) 0\n 3) \"keystep\"\n 4) (integer) 1\n 5) \"limit\"\n 6) (integer) 0\n 10) (empty array)\n3) 1) \"eval\"\n 2) (integer) -3\n 3) 1) noscript\n 2) stale\n 3) skip_monitor\n 4) no_mandatory_keys\n 5) movablekeys\n 6) script_runner\n 4) (integer) 0\n 5) (integer) 0\n 6) (integer) 0\n 7) 1) @slow\n 2) @scripting\n 8) (empty array)\n 9) 1) 1) \"notes\"\n 2) \"We cannot tell how the keys will be used so we assume the worst, RW and UPDATE\"\n 3) \"flags\"\n 4) 1) RW\n 2) access\n 3) update\n 5) \"begin_search\"\n 6) 1) \"type\"\n 2) \"index\"\n 3) \"spec\"\n 4) 1) \"index\"\n 2) (integer) 2\n 7) \"find_keys\"\n 8) 1) \"type\"\n 2) \"keynum\"\n 3) \"spec\"\n 4) 1) \"keynumidx\"\n 2) (integer) 0\n 3) \"firstkey\"\n 4) (integer) 1\n 5) \"keystep\"\n 6) (integer) 1\n 10) (empty array)\nredis> COMMAND INFO foo evalsha config bar\n1) (nil)\n2) 1) \"evalsha\"\n 2) (integer) -3\n 3) 1) noscript\n 2) stale\n 3) skip_monitor\n 4) no_mandatory_keys\n 5) movablekeys\n 6) script_runner\n 4) (integer) 0\n 5) (integer) 0\n 6) (integer) 0\n 7) 1) @slow\n 2) @scripting\n 8) (empty array)\n 9) 1) 1) \"flags\"\n 2) 1) RW\n 2) access\n 3) update\n 3) \"begin_search\"\n 4) 1) \"type\"\n 2) \"index\"\n 3) \"spec\"\n 4) 1) \"index\"\n 2) (integer) 2\n 5) \"find_keys\"\n 6) 1) \"type\"\n 2) \"keynum\"\n 3) \"spec\"\n 4) 1) \"keynumidx\"\n 2) (integer) 0\n 3) \"firstkey\"\n 4) (integer) 1\n 5) \"keystep\"\n 6) (integer) 1\n 10) (empty array)\n3) 1) \"config\"\n 2) (integer) -2\n 3) (empty array)\n 4) (integer) 0\n 5) (integer) 0\n 6) (integer) 0\n 7) 1) @slow\n 8) (empty array)\n 9) (empty array)\n 10) 1) 1) \"config|set\"\n 2) (integer) -4\n 3) 1) admin\n 2) noscript\n 3) loading\n 4) stale\n 4) (integer) 0\n 5) (integer) 0\n 6) (integer) 0\n 7) 1) @admin\n 2) @slow\n 3) @dangerous\n 8) 1) \"request_policy:all_nodes\"\n 2) \"response_policy:all_succeeded\"\n 9) (empty array)\n 10) (empty array)\n 2) 1) \"config|rewrite\"\n 2) (integer) 2\n 3) 1) admin\n 2) noscript\n 3) loading\n 4) stale\n 4) (integer) 0\n 5) (integer) 0\n 6) (integer) 0\n 7) 1) @admin\n 2) @slow\n 3) @dangerous\n 8) 1) \"request_policy:all_nodes\"\n 2) \"response_policy:all_succeeded\"\n 9) (empty array)\n 10) (empty array)\n 3) 1) \"config|get\"\n 2) (integer) -3\n 3) 1) admin\n 2) noscript\n 3) loading\n 4) stale\n 4) (integer) 0\n 5) (integer) 0\n 6) (integer) 0\n 7) 1) @admin\n 2) @slow\n 3) @dangerous\n 8) (empty array)\n 9) (empty array)\n 10) (empty array)\n 4) 1) \"config|help\"\n 2) (integer) 2\n 3) 1) loading\n 2) stale\n 4) (integer) 0\n 5) (integer) 0\n 6) (integer) 0\n 7) 1) @slow\n 8) (empty array)\n 9) (empty array)\n 10) (empty array)\n 5) 1) \"config|resetstat\"\n 2) (integer) 2\n 3) 1) admin\n 2) noscript\n 3) loading\n 4) stale\n 4) (integer) 0\n 5) (integer) 0\n 6) (integer) 0\n 7) 1) @admin\n 2) @slow\n 3) @dangerous\n 8) 1) \"request_policy:all_nodes\"\n 2) \"response_policy:all_succeeded\"\n 9) (empty array)\n 10) (empty array)\n4) (nil)" }, { "id": "redis-software-and-redis-cloud-compatibility", "title": "Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility", "role": "content", "text": "| Redis
Software | Redis
Cloud | Notes |\n|:----------------------|:-----------------|:------|\n| ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active | ✅ Standard
✅ Active-Active | |" }, { "id": "return-information", "title": "Return information", "role": "returns", "text": "**RESP2:**\n\n[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): a nested list of command details.\n\n**RESP3:**\n\n[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): a nested list of command details." } ], "examples": [] }