SETEX Deprecated

As of Redis version 2.6.12, this command is regarded as deprecated.

It can be replaced by SET with the EX argument when migrating or writing new code.

Syntax text Syntax diagram API methods

SETEX key seconds value

Client:

setex(
    name: KeyT,
    time: ExpiryT,
    value: EncodableT
) → ResponseT

SETEX(
    key: RedisArgument,
    seconds: number,
    value: RedisArgument
) → Any

setex(
    key: byte[],
    seconds: long,
    value: byte[]
) → String  // OK @deprecated Use Jedis#set(String, String, redis.clients.jedis.params.SetParams) with redis.clients.jedis.params.SetParams#ex(long). Deprecated in Jedis 8.0.0. Mirrors Redis deprecation since 2.6.12.

setex(
    key: String,
    seconds: long,
    value: String
) → String  // OK @deprecated Use Jedis#set(String, String, redis.clients.jedis.params.SetParams) with redis.clients.jedis.params.SetParams#ex(long). Deprecated in Jedis 8.0.0. Mirrors Redis deprecation since 2.6.12.

setex(
    key: K,  // the key.
    seconds: long,  // the seconds type: long.
    value: V  // the value.
) → String  // String simple-string-reply.

setex(
    key: K,  // the key.
    seconds: long,  // the seconds type: long.
    value: V  // the value.
) → RedisFuture<String>  // String simple-string-reply.

setex(
    key: K,  // the key.
    seconds: long,  // the seconds type: long.
    value: V  // the value.
) → Mono<String>  // String simple-string-reply.

SetEx(
    ctx: context.Context,
    key: string,
    value: interface{},
    expiration: time.Duration
) → *StatusCmd

setex(
    $key: string,
    $seconds: Any,
    $value: Any
) → Status

set_ex(
    key: K,
    value: V,
    seconds: u64
) → (())

set_ex(
    key: K,
    value: V,
    seconds: u64
) → (())

Available since:: Redis Open Source 2.0.0
Time complexity:: O(1)
ACL categories:: @write, @string, @slow,
Compatibility:: Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility

Set key to hold the string value and set key to timeout after a given number of seconds. This command is equivalent to:

SET key value EX seconds

An error is returned when seconds is invalid.

Required arguments

key

The name of the key.

seconds

The time to live, in seconds.

value

The value to set.

Examples

Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility

Redis Software	Redis Cloud	Notes
✅ Standard ✅ Active-Active	✅ Standard ✅ Active-Active

Return information

RESP2 RESP3

Simple string reply: OK.

SETEX Deprecated

Required arguments

Examples

Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility

Return information

See also