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# LPOP

> Pop from list head.

Use `LPOP` to remove and return elements from the head of a list.

Without a count a single element is returned, or null when the key does not exist. With a count, up to that many elements are removed and returned in the order they were popped, and the reply is an empty array or null when the list is empty. The key is deleted once the last element is removed.

Paired with [`RPUSH`](/docs/redis/commands/list/rpush) this gives a first-in, first-out queue; paired with [`LPUSH`](/docs/redis/commands/list/lpush) it gives a stack. Use [`BLPOP`](/docs/redis/commands/list/blpop) when a consumer should wait for work rather than poll.

## Syntax

```redis theme={"system"}
LPOP <key> [<count>]
```

## Arguments

| Argument  | Required | Repeatable | Description                        |
| --------- | -------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------- |
| `<key>`   | Yes      | No         | Redis key targeted by the command. |
| `<count>` | No       | No         | Number of elements to pop.         |

## 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    | Null bulk string or null array, Bulk string, or array of bulk-string values |
| RESP3    | Null, Bulk string, or array of bulk-string values                           |

<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"}
    LPOP my-key
    ```
  </Accordion>

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

    const redis = Redis.fromEnv();

    await redis.rpush("key", "a", "b", "c");
    const element = await redis.lpop("key");
    console.log(element); // "a"
    ```
  </Accordion>

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

    redis = Redis.from_env()
    result = redis.lpop("my-key")
    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.lpop("my-key");
    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.lPop("my-key");
    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.lpop("my-key")
    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.LPop(context.Background(), "my-key").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.Jedis;

    try (Jedis jedis = new Jedis(new URI(System.getenv("REDIS_URL")))) {
      Object result = jedis.lpop("my-key");
      System.out.println(result);
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="redis-rs" icon="rust" iconType="brands">
    ```rust theme={"system"}
    use redis::TypedCommands;

    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: Option<String> = connection.lpop("my-key", None)?;
        println!("{result:?}");
        Ok(())
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## Related topics

- [LPOP](/docs/redis/sdks/ts/commands/list/lpop.md)
- [ERR max single record size exceeded](/docs/redis/troubleshooting/max_record_size_exceeded.md)
- [RPUSH](/docs/redis/commands/list/rpush.md)
- [LPUSH](/docs/redis/commands/list/lpush.md)