# 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`](/redis/commands/json/json-get) is the more convenient command.

## Syntax

```redis
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
JSON.RESP profile $
```

</Accordion>

<Accordion title="@upstash/redis" icon="node-js" iconType="brands">

```ts
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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>