# ARDEL

```json metadata
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  "title": "ARDEL",
  "description": "Deletes elements at the specified indices in an array.",
  "categories": ["docs","develop","stack","oss","rs","rc","oss","kubernetes","clients"],
  "arguments": [{"key_spec_index":0,"name":"key","type":"key"},{"multiple":true,"name":"index","type":"integer"}],
  "syntax_fmt": "ARDEL key index [index ...]",
  "complexity": "O(N) where N is the number of indices to delete",
  "group": "array",
  "command_flags": ["WRITE","FAST"],
  "acl_categories": ["ARRAY"],
  "since": "8.8.0",
  "arity": -3,
  "key_specs": [{"begin_search":{"index":{"pos":1}},"find_keys":{"range":{"lastkey":0,"limit":0,"step":1}},"flags":["RW","DELETE"]}],
  "tableOfContents": {"sections":[{"id":"required-arguments","title":"Required arguments"},{"id":"examples","title":"Examples"},{"id":"return-information","title":"Return information"}]}

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  "codeExamples": []
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```Deletes elements at the specified indices in an array.

## Required arguments

<details open><summary><code>key</code></summary>

The name of the key that holds the array.

</details>

<details open><summary><code>index</code></summary>

One or more zero-based integer indices of the elements to delete. Deleting an index that does not exist counts as zero elements deleted and does not modify the array.

</details>

## Examples


ARSET myarray 0 "a"
ARSET myarray 1 "b"
ARSET myarray 2 "c"
ARDEL myarray 1
ARGET myarray 1
ARDEL myarray 0 2
ARCOUNT myarray


## Return information

**RESP2:**

[Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): Number of elements deleted.

**RESP3:**

[Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): Number of elements deleted.