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# RPOP

> Pop from list tail.

Use `RPOP` to remove and return elements from the tail 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 key is deleted once the last element is gone.

Combined with [`LPUSH`](/docs/redis/commands/list/lpush) this gives a first-in, first-out queue, since producers add at the head and consumers take from the tail. Use [`BRPOP`](/docs/redis/commands/list/brpop) when a consumer should wait for work instead of polling.

## Syntax

```redis theme={"system"}
RPOP <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"}
    RPOP 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.rpop("key");
    console.log(element); // "c"
    ```
  </Accordion>

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

    redis = Redis.from_env()
    result = redis.rpop("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.rpop("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.rPop("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.rpop("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.RPop(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.rpop("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.rpop("my-key", None)?;
        println!("{result:?}");
        Ok(())
    }
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## Related topics

- [RPOP](/docs/redis/sdks/py/commands/list/rpop.md)
- [RPOPLPUSH](/docs/redis/commands/list/rpoplpush.md)
- [Redis Queue: From FIFO Lists to a Job Queue](/docs/redis/tutorials/redis_queue.md)
- [BRPOP](/docs/redis/commands/list/brpop.md)