# CLIENT GETNAME

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The `CLIENT GETNAME` returns the name of the current connection as set by [`CLIENT SETNAME`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/client-setname). Since every new connection starts without an associated name, if no name was assigned a null bulk reply is returned.

## Redis Enterprise and Redis Cloud compatibility

| Redis<br />Enterprise | Redis<br />Cloud | <span style="min-width: 9em; display: table-cell">Notes</span> |
|:----------------------|:-----------------|:------|
| <span title="Supported">&#x2705; Standard</span><br /><span title="Supported"><nobr>&#x2705; Active-Active</nobr></span> | <span title="Supported">&#x2705; Standard</span><br /><span title="Supported"><nobr>&#x2705; Active-Active</nobr></span> |  |

## Return information

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One of the following:
* [Bulk string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#bulk-strings): the connection name of the current connection.
* [Nil reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#bulk-strings): the connection name was not set.

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One of the following:
* [Bulk string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#bulk-strings): the connection name of the current connection.
* [Null reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#nulls): the connection name was not set.