{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "commands/pubsub-shardchannels",
  "title": "PUBSUB SHARDCHANNELS",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/pubsub-shardchannels/",
  "summary": "Returns the active shard channels.",
  "since": "7.0.0",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "develop",
    "stack",
    "oss",
    "rs",
    "rc",
    "oss",
    "kubernetes",
    "clients"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-06-15T06:26:34-07:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "ffe1842c8b365f23b8c49eafcd39ae8ace029915d3a4d16cc893f670a47dc1e4",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "Lists the currently active shard channels.\n\nAn active shard channel is a Pub/Sub shard channel with one or more subscribers.\n\nIf no `pattern` is specified, all the channels are listed, otherwise if pattern is specified, only channels matching the specified glob-style pattern are listed.\n\nThe information returned about the active shard channels are at the shard level and not at the cluster level."
    },
    {
      "id": "optional-arguments",
      "title": "Optional arguments",
      "role": "parameters",
      "text": "<details open><summary><code>pattern</code></summary>\n\nList only active shard channels whose names match the given glob-style pattern. If omitted, all active shard channels are listed.\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): a list of active channels, optionally matching the specified pattern.\n\n**RESP3:**\n\n[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): a list of active channels, optionally matching the specified pattern."
    }
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "id": "examples-ex0",
      "language": "plaintext",
      "code": "> PUBSUB SHARDCHANNELS\n1) \"orders\"\n> PUBSUB SHARDCHANNELS o*\n1) \"orders\"",
      "section_id": "examples"
    }
  ]
}