{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "commands/httl",
  "title": "HTTL",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/httl/",
  "summary": "Returns the TTL in seconds of a hash field.",
  "since": "7.4.0",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "develop",
    "stack",
    "oss",
    "rs",
    "rc",
    "oss",
    "kubernetes",
    "clients"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-09-18T09:47:41+01:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "602b73bacc81d708c1b32e2c6beb0f1b7b8fa1ece73b39ac1d2447742aa35f28",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "Returns the remaining TTL (time to live) of a hash key's field(s) that have a set expiration.\nThis introspection capability allows you to check how many seconds a\ngiven hash field will continue to be part of the hash key.\n\nSee also the [`HPTTL`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/hpttl) command that returns the same information with millisecond resolution."
    },
    {
      "id": "required-arguments",
      "title": "Required arguments",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "<details open><summary><code>key</code></summary>\n\nThe name of the key that holds the hash.\n\n</details>\n\n<details open><summary><code>FIELDS numfields field [field ...]</code></summary>\n\nThe hash fields to retrieve the remaining time to live for. `numfields` is the number of fields, followed by that many field names.\n\n</details>"
    },
    {
      "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=\"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> |  |"
    },
    {
      "id": "return-information",
      "title": "Return information",
      "role": "returns",
      "text": "**RESP2:**\n\n* [Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays). For each field:\n    - [Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): `-2` if no such field exists in the provided hash key, or the provided key does not exist.\n    - [Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): `-1` if the field exists but has no associated expiration set.\n    - [Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): the TTL in seconds.\n\n**RESP3:**\n\n* [Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays). For each field:\n    - [Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): `-2` if no such field exists in the provided hash key, or the provided key does not exist.\n    - [Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): `-1` if the field exists but has no associated expiration set.\n    - [Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): the TTL in seconds."
    }
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "id": "examples-ex0",
      "language": "plaintext",
      "code": "redis> HTTL no-key FIELDS 3 field1 field2 field3\n(nil)\nredis> HSET mykey field1 \"hello\" field2 \"world\"\n(integer) 2\nredis> HEXPIRE mykey 300 FIELDS 2 field1 field3\n1) (integer) 1\n2) (integer) -2\nredis> HTTL mykey FIELDS 3 field1 field2 field3\n1) (integer) 283\n2) (integer) -1\n3) (integer) -2",
      "section_id": "examples"
    }
  ]
}