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XDELEX

Extended delete for streams with reference control.
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The XDELEX command provides extended deletion capabilities for stream entries with additional control options. This is an enhanced version of XDEL with more advanced features for managing stream data.

Arguments#

keystrrequired#

The key of the stream.

ids*List[str]required#

One or more stream entry IDs to delete.

optionLiteral['KEEPREF', 'DELREF', 'ACKED', 'keepref', 'delref', 'acked']#

Optional deletion behavior (case-insensitive):

  • KEEPREF or keepref: Keep consumer group references
  • DELREF or delref: Delete consumer group references
  • ACKED or acked: Only acknowledge messages (don't delete)

Response#

Use Cases#

  • Stream Cleanup: Remove processed or expired stream entries
  • Data Retention: Implement custom retention policies
  • Error Handling: Delete corrupted or invalid stream entries
  • Memory Management: Clean up streams to free memory
Note

This command is available in Redis 8.2.0 and later. It provides extended functionality compared to the standard XDEL command.

XDELXGROUP CREATE