# JSON.DEL

```json metadata
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  "schema_version": 2,
  "title": "JSON.DEL",
  "description": "Deletes a value",
  "categories": ["docs","develop","stack","oss","rs","rc","oss","kubernetes","clients"],
  "arguments": [{"name":"key","type":"key"},{"name":"path","optional":true,"type":"string"}],
  "syntax_fmt": "JSON.DEL key [path]",
  "complexity": "O(N) when path is evaluated to a single value where N is the size of the deleted value, O(N) when path is evaluated to multiple values, where N is the size of the key",
  "group": "json",
  "acl_categories": ["@json","@write","@slow"],
  "since": "1.0.0",
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,
  "codeExamples": []
}
```

Delete a value

[Examples](#examples)

## Required arguments

<details open><summary><code>key</code></summary> 

is key to modify.
</details>

## Optional arguments

<details open><summary><code>path</code></summary> 

is JSONPath to specify. Default is root `$`. Nonexisting paths are ignored.

> [!NOTE]
>  
> Deleting an object's root is equivalent to deleting the key from Redis.
> If `JSON.DEL` deletes a value and leaves the root object or array empty,
> the key is also deleted from Redis.
</details>

## Examples

<details open>
<summary><b>Delete a value</b></summary>

Create a JSON document.


redis> JSON.SET doc $ '{"a": 1, "nested": {"a": 2, "b": 3}}'
OK


Delete specified values.


redis> JSON.DEL doc $..a
(integer) 2


Get the updated document.


redis> JSON.GET doc $
"[{\"nested\":{\"b\":3}}]"


Delete the last value from the root object.


redis> JSON.SET doc $ '{"a": 1}'
OK
redis> JSON.DEL doc $.a
(integer) 1
redis> EXISTS doc
(integer) 0

</details>

## 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; Supported</span><br /> | <span title="Supported">&#x2705; Flexible & Annual</span><br /><span title="Supported">&#x2705; Free & Fixed</nobr></span> |  |

## Return information

**RESP2:**

[Integer reply](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): the number of paths deleted (0 or more).

**RESP3:**

[Integer reply](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): the number of paths deleted (0 or more).



## See also

[`JSON.SET`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/json.set) | [`JSON.ARRLEN`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/json.arrlen) 

## Related topics

* [RedisJSON](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/data-types/json)
* [Index and search JSON documents](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/ai/search-and-query/indexing)