PING
Syntax
PING [message]
- Available since:
- 1.0.0
- Time complexity:
- O(1)
- ACL categories:
-
@fast,@connection,
Returns PONG if no argument is provided, otherwise return a copy of the
argument as a bulk.
This command is useful for:
- Testing whether a connection is still alive.
- Verifying the server's ability to serve data - an error is returned when this isn't the case (e.g., during load from persistence or accessing a stale replica).
- Measuring latency.
If the client is subscribed to a channel or a pattern, it will instead return a multi-bulk with a "pong" in the first position and an empty bulk in the second position, unless an argument is provided in which case it returns a copy of the argument.
Examples
RESP2/RESP3 Reply
Any of the following:
- Simple string reply:
PONGwhen no argument is provided. - Bulk string reply: the provided argument.