{
  "schema_version": 2,
  "id": "commands/zincrby",
  "title": "ZINCRBY",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/zincrby/",
  "summary": "Increments the score of a member in a sorted set.",
  "since": "1.2.0",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "develop",
    "stack",
    "oss",
    "rs",
    "rc",
    "oss",
    "kubernetes",
    "clients"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-07-24T11:07:00+02:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "3a5b69ebce7fc901aa4b8172b1ed6da418b772df530501ecfc921e9a9864d812",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "Increments the score of `member` in the sorted set stored at `key` by\n`increment`.\nIf `member` does not exist in the sorted set, it is added with `increment` as\nits score (as if its previous score was `0.0`).\nIf `key` does not exist, a new sorted set with the specified `member` as its\nsole member is created.\n\nAn error is returned when `key` exists but does not hold a sorted set.\n\nThe `score` value should be the string representation of a numeric value, and\naccepts double precision floating point numbers.\nIt is possible to provide a negative value to decrement the score."
    },
    {
      "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 sorted set.\n\n</details>\n\n<details open><summary><code>increment</code></summary>\n\nThe amount to add to the member's current score.\n\n</details>\n\n<details open><summary><code>member</code></summary>\n\nThe member whose score to increment. It is added with the increment as its score if it does not exist.\n\n</details>"
    },
    {
      "id": "examples",
      "title": "Examples",
      "role": "example",
      "text": "redis> ZADD myzset 1 \"one\"\n(integer) 1\nredis> ZADD myzset 2 \"two\"\n(integer) 1\nredis> ZINCRBY myzset 2 \"one\"\n\"3\"\nredis> ZRANGE myzset 0 -1 WITHSCORES\n1) \"two\"\n2) \"2\"\n3) \"one\"\n4) \"3\""
    },
    {
      "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[Bulk string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#bulk-strings): the new score of _member_ as a double precision floating point number.\n\n**RESP3:**\n\n[Double reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#doubles): the new score of _member_."
    }
  ],
  "examples": []
}