TypeCommand: Contents
TYPE _key_
Return value
See also

# TypeCommand

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# TYPE _key_

Time complexity: O(1)

> Return the type of the value stored at key in form of astring. The type can be one of "none", "string", "list", "set"."none" is returned if the key does not exist.

## Return value

Status code reply, specifically:

    "none" if the key does not exist
    "string" if the key contains a String value
    "list" if the key contains a List value
    "set" if the key contains a Set value
    "zset" if the key contains a Sorted Set value
    "hash" if the key contains a Hash value

## See also

- Redis Data Types