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# JSON.RESP

> Get JSON in RESP format.

Use `JSON.RESP` to get a JSON value in RESP form instead of as JSON text.

The document is translated structurally: an object becomes an array whose first element is `{` followed by alternating field names and values, an array becomes an array whose first element is `[` followed by its elements, and scalars become the corresponding RESP types. Nested values are translated the same way, recursively.

This lets a client walk the structure using the protocol types it already decodes, without running a JSON parser on the reply. For ordinary use, [`JSON.GET`](/docs/redis/commands/json/json-get) is the more convenient command.

## Syntax

```redis theme={"system"}
JSON.RESP <key> [path]
```

## Arguments

| Argument | Required | Repeatable | Description                            |
| -------- | -------- | ---------- | -------------------------------------- |
| `key`    | Yes      | No         | JSON document key.                     |
| `path`   | No       | No         | Path to convert; 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    | Nested array, Integer, Bulk string, Simple string (`true` or `false` for JSON booleans), or Null bulk string or null array |
| RESP3    | Nested array, Integer, Bulk string, Simple string (`true` or `false` for JSON booleans), 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.
</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.RESP profile $
    ```
  </Accordion>

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

    const redis = Redis.fromEnv();
    const result = await redis.json.resp("profile", "$");
    console.log(result);
    ```
  </Accordion>

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

    redis = Redis.from_env()
    result = redis.json().resp("profile", "$")
    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.RESP", "profile", "$");
    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.sendCommand(["JSON.RESP", "profile", "$"]);
    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().resp("profile", "$")
    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.Do(context.Background(), "JSON.RESP", "profile", "$").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 java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
    import redis.clients.jedis.Jedis;
    import redis.clients.jedis.commands.ProtocolCommand;

    ProtocolCommand command = () -> "JSON.RESP".getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
    try (Jedis jedis = new Jedis(new URI(System.getenv("REDIS_URL")))) {
      Object result = jedis.sendCommand(command, "profile", "$");
      System.out.println(result);
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="redis-rs" icon="rust" iconType="brands">
    ```rust theme={"system"}
    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 mut command = redis::cmd("JSON.RESP");
        command.arg("profile");
        command.arg("$");
        let result: redis::Value = command.query(&mut connection)?;
        println!("{result:?}");
        Ok(())
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## Related topics

- [JSON.RESP](/docs/redis/sdks/py/commands/json/resp.md)
- [JSON.STRLEN](/docs/redis/sdks/ts/commands/json/strlen.md)
- [JSON.MGET](/docs/redis/commands/json/json-mget.md)
- [JSON.NUMINCRBY](/docs/redis/commands/json/json-numincrby.md)
- [JSON.NUMMULTBY](/docs/redis/commands/json/json-nummultby.md)