{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "commands/smove",
  "title": "SMOVE",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/smove/",
  "summary": "Moves a member from one set to another.",
  "since": "1.0.0",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "develop",
    "stack",
    "oss",
    "rs",
    "rc",
    "oss",
    "kubernetes",
    "clients"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-09-18T09:47:41+01:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "0ec860392d2993b13c1783fab5855b99e0f12c86bddd3b23754528eed3835aa6",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "> [!NOTE]\n> This command's behavior varies in clustered Redis environments. See the [multi-key operations](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/using-commands/multi-key-operations) page for more information.\n\n\nMove `member` from the set at `source` to the set at `destination`.\nThis operation is atomic.\nIn every given moment the element will appear to be a member of `source` **or**\n`destination` for other clients.\n\nIf the source set does not exist or does not contain the specified element, no\noperation is performed and `0` is returned.\nOtherwise, the element is removed from the source set and added to the\ndestination set.\nWhen the specified element already exists in the destination set, it is only\nremoved from the source set."
    },
    {
      "id": "required-arguments",
      "title": "Required arguments",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "<details open><summary><code>source</code></summary>\n\nThe key of the source set.\n\n</details>\n\n<details open><summary><code>destination</code></summary>\n\nThe key of the destination set.\n\n</details>\n\n<details open><summary><code>member</code></summary>\n\nThe member to move from the source set to the destination set.\n\n</details>"
    },
    {
      "id": "examples",
      "title": "Examples",
      "role": "example",
      "text": "redis> SADD myset \"one\"\n(integer) 1\nredis> SADD myset \"two\"\n(integer) 1\nredis> SADD myotherset \"three\"\n(integer) 1\nredis> SMOVE myset myotherset \"two\"\n(integer) 1\nredis> SMEMBERS myset\n1) \"one\"\nredis> SMEMBERS myotherset\n1) \"three\"\n2) \"two\""
    },
    {
      "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\nOne of the following:\n* [Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): `1` if the element is moved.\n* [Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): `0` if the element is not a member of _source_ and no operation was performed.\n\n**RESP3:**\n\nOne of the following:\n* [Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): `1` if the element is moved.\n* [Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): `0` if the element is not a member of _source_ and no operation was performed."
    }
  ],
  "examples": []
}