# DISCARD

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```













Flushes all previously queued commands in a [transaction][tt] and restores the
connection state to normal.

[tt]: /develop/interact/transactions

If [`WATCH`](https://redis.io/docs/latest/commands/watch) was used, `DISCARD` unwatches all keys watched by the connection.

## 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

{{< multitabs id="discard-return-info" 
    tab1="RESP2" 
    tab2="RESP3" >}}

[Simple string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#simple-strings): `OK`.

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[Simple string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#simple-strings): `OK`.