JSON.STRLEN - Upstash Documentation

Use JSON.STRLEN to get the length of the string values a path selects.

Without a path the root value is used. The reply holds one length per match, with null for matches that are not strings, so it is also a quick way to check that a field is a string. The value itself is not transferred, which makes it cheap even for long strings.

Syntax#

JSON.STRLEN <key> [path]

Arguments#

Argument	Required	Repeatable	Description
`key`	Yes	No	JSON document key.
`path`	No	No	Path selecting strings; defaults to the root.

Important points#

Raw TCP examples pass JSON values as valid JSON text. Typed Upstash SDK helpers serialize native objects and values for you.
Paths beginning with $ use JSONPath and can match multiple values, so many JSON commands return an array of per-match results.

Response#

The reply reports the result of the operation. Error replies have the same shape in RESP2 and RESP3 and are surfaced as exceptions by the SDKs below.

Protocol	Reply
RESP2	Integer, array of integer lengths or null values, or Null bulk string or null array
RESP3	Integer, array of integer lengths or null values, or Null

Note

Client libraries often decode bulk strings, maps, sets, and numeric strings into language-native values. The table describes the Redis wire reply.

Examples#

TCP examples use the TLS REDIS_URL from the Upstash console. REST examples use UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL and UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN.

Redis CLI

JSON.STRLEN profile $.name

@upstash/redis

import { Redis } from "@upstash/redis";const redis = Redis.fromEnv();await redis.json.strlen("key", "$.path.to.str", "a");

upstash_redis

from upstash_redis import Redisredis = Redis.from_env()result = redis.json().strlen("profile", "$.name")print(result)

ioredis

import Redis from "ioredis";const redis = new Redis(process.env.REDIS_URL!);const result = await redis.call("JSON.STRLEN", "profile", "$.name");console.log(result);

node-redis

import { createClient } from "redis";const client = await createClient({ url: process.env.REDIS_URL })  .on("error", console.error)  .connect();const result = await client.json.strLen("profile", { path: "$.name" });console.log(result);

redis-py

import osimport redisclient = redis.from_url(os.environ["REDIS_URL"])result = client.json().strlen("profile", "$.name")print(result)

go-redis

package mainimport (    "context"    "fmt"    "os"    "github.com/redis/go-redis/v9")func main() {    opts, err := redis.ParseURL(os.Getenv("REDIS_URL"))    if err != nil {        panic(err)    }    client := redis.NewClient(opts)    result, err := client.JSONStrLen(context.Background(), "profile", "$.name").Result()    if err != nil {        panic(err)    }    fmt.Println(result)}

jedis

import java.net.URI;import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPooled;try (JedisPooled jedis = new JedisPooled(new URI(System.getenv("REDIS_URL")))) {  Object result = jedis.jsonStrLen("profile", new redis.clients.jedis.json.Path("$.name"));  System.out.println(result);}

redis-rs

use redis::JsonCommands;fn main() -> redis::RedisResult<()> {    let url = std::env::var("REDIS_URL").expect("REDIS_URL is not set");    let client = redis::Client::open(url)?;    let mut connection = client.get_connection()?;    let result: redis::Value = connection.json_str_len("profile", "$.name")?;    println!("{result:?}");    Ok(())}