{
  "id": "shard",
  "title": "Shard object",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/7.8/references/rest-api/objects/shard/",
  "summary": "An object that represents a database shard",
  "content": "\nAn API object that represents a Redis shard in a database.\n\n| Name | Type/Value | Description |\n|------|------------|-------------|\n| uid | string | Cluster unique ID of shard |\n| assigned_slots | string | Shards hash slot range |\n| backup | [backup]() object | Current status of scheduled periodic backup process |\n| bdb_uid | integer | The ID of the database this shard belongs to |\n| bigstore_ram_weight | number | Shards RAM distribution weight |\n| detailed_status | 'busy'\u003cbr /\u003e'down'\u003cbr /\u003e'importing'\u003cbr /\u003e'loading'\u003cbr /\u003e'ok'\u003cbr /\u003e'timeout'\u003cbr /\u003e'trimming'\u003cbr /\u003e'unknown' | A more detailed status of the shard |\n| loading | [loading]() object | Current status of dump file loading |\n| node_uid | string | The ID of the node this shard is located on |\n| redis_info | redis_info object | A sub-dictionary of the [Redis INFO command]() |\n| report_timestamp | string | The time in which the shard's info was collected (read-only) |\n| role | 'master'\u003cbr /\u003e'slave' | Role of this shard |\n| status | 'active'\u003cbr /\u003e'inactive'\u003cbr /\u003e'trimming' | The current status of the shard |\n| sync | [sync]() object | Shard's current sync status and progress |\n",
  "tags": ["docs","operate","rs"],
  "last_updated": "2026-04-01T08:10:08-05:00",
  "children": [{"id":"backup","summary":"Documents the backup object used with Redis Enterprise Software REST API calls.","title":"Backup object","url":"https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/7.8/references/rest-api/objects/shard/backup/"},{"id":"loading","summary":"Documents the loading object used with Redis Enterprise Software REST API calls.","title":"Loading object","url":"https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/7.8/references/rest-api/objects/shard/loading/"},{"id":"sync","summary":"Documents the sync object used with Redis Enterprise Software REST API calls.","title":"Sync object","url":"https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rs/7.8/references/rest-api/objects/shard/sync/"}]
}