RedisClient.type method | Bun module | Bun

Determine the type of value stored at key

The TYPE command returns the string representation of the type of the value stored at key. The different types that can be returned are: string, list, set, zset, hash and stream.

The key to check

Promise that resolves with the type of value stored at key, or "none" if the key doesn't exist

await redis.set("mykey", "Hello");
console.log(await redis.type("mykey")); // "string"

await redis.lpush("mylist", "value");
console.log(await redis.type("mylist")); // "list"

await redis.sadd("myset", "value");
console.log(await redis.type("myset")); // "set"

await redis.hset("myhash", "field", "value");
console.log(await redis.type("myhash")); // "hash"

console.log(await redis.type("nonexistent")); // "none"