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# JSON.NUMINCRBY

> Increment JSON number.

Use `JSON.NUMINCRBY` to add a number to the numeric values a path selects.

The increment may be negative to count down, and it is applied atomically, so concurrent callers cannot lose an update. The reply is the new value of each match; a match that is not a number returns an error. This is how a counter kept inside a document is updated without reading and rewriting the whole document.

## Syntax

```redis theme={"system"}
JSON.NUMINCRBY <key> <path> <value>
```

## Arguments

| Argument | Required | Repeatable | Description             |
| -------- | -------- | ---------- | ----------------------- |
| `key`    | Yes      | No         | JSON document key.      |
| `path`   | Yes      | No         | Path selecting numbers. |
| `value`  | Yes      | No         | Numeric amount to add.  |

## 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    | Bulk string containing a JSON number or array |
| RESP3    | Bulk string containing a JSON number or array |

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

## Examples

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

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Redis CLI" icon="terminal">
    ```bash theme={"system"}
    JSON.NUMINCRBY profile $.visits 1
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="@upstash/redis" icon="node-js" iconType="brands">
    ```ts theme={"system"}
    import { Redis } from "@upstash/redis";

    const redis = Redis.fromEnv();

    const newValue = await redis.json.numincrby("key", "$.path.to.value", 2);
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="upstash_redis" icon="python" iconType="brands">
    ```python theme={"system"}
    from upstash_redis import Redis

    redis = Redis.from_env()
    result = redis.json().numincrby("profile", "$.visits", 1)
    print(result)
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="ioredis" icon="node-js" iconType="brands">
    ```ts theme={"system"}
    import Redis from "ioredis";

    const redis = new Redis(process.env.REDIS_URL!);
    const result = await redis.call("JSON.NUMINCRBY", "profile", "$.visits", "1");
    console.log(result);
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="node-redis" icon="node-js" iconType="brands">
    ```ts theme={"system"}
    import { createClient } from "redis";

    const client = await createClient({ url: process.env.REDIS_URL })
      .on("error", console.error)
      .connect();
    const result = await client.json.numIncrBy("profile", "$.visits", 1);
    console.log(result);
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="redis-py" icon="python" iconType="brands">
    ```python theme={"system"}
    import os
    import redis

    client = redis.from_url(os.environ["REDIS_URL"])
    result = client.json().numincrby("profile", "$.visits", 1)
    print(result)
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="go-redis" icon="golang" iconType="brands">
    ```go theme={"system"}
    package main

    import (
        "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.JSONNumIncrBy(context.Background(), "profile", "$.visits", 1).Result()
        if err != nil {
            panic(err)
        }
        fmt.Println(result)
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="jedis" icon="java" iconType="brands">
    ```java theme={"system"}
    import java.net.URI;

    import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPooled;

    try (JedisPooled jedis = new JedisPooled(new URI(System.getenv("REDIS_URL")))) {
      Object result = jedis.jsonNumIncrBy("profile", new redis.clients.jedis.json.Path("$.visits"), 1);
      System.out.println(result);
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="redis-rs" icon="rust" iconType="brands">
    ```rust theme={"system"}
    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_num_incr_by("profile", "$.visits", 1)?;
        println!("{result:?}");
        Ok(())
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## Related topics

- [JSON.NUMINCRBY](/docs/redis/sdks/py/commands/json/numincrby.md)
- [JSON.NUMMULTBY](/docs/redis/commands/json/json-nummultby.md)
- [JSON commands](/docs/redis/commands/json/overview.md)
- [JSON.FORGET](/docs/redis/commands/json/json-forget.md)