# HGETDEL

```json metadata
{
  "title": "HGETDEL",
  "description": "Returns the value of a field and deletes it from the hash.",
  "categories": ["docs","develop","stack","oss","rs","rc","oss","kubernetes","clients"],
  "arguments": [{"display_text":"key","key_spec_index":0,"name":"key","type":"key"},{"arguments":[{"display_text":"numfields","name":"numfields","type":"integer"},{"display_text":"field","multiple":true,"name":"field","type":"string"}],"name":"fields","token":"FIELDS","type":"block"}],
  "syntax_fmt": "HGETDEL key FIELDS numfields field [field ...]",
  "complexity": "O(N) where N is the number of specified fields",
  "group": "hash",
  "command_flags": ["write","fast"],
  "acl_categories": ["@write","@hash","@fast"],
  "since": "8.0.0",
  "arity": -5,
  "key_specs": [{"RW":true,"access":true,"begin_search":{"spec":{"index":1},"type":"index"},"delete":true,"find_keys":{"spec":{"keystep":1,"lastkey":0,"limit":0},"type":"range"}}],
  "tableOfContents": {"sections":[{"id":"example","title":"Example"},{"id":"redis-enterprise-and-redis-cloud-compatibility","title":"Redis Enterprise and Redis Cloud compatibility"},{"id":"return-information","title":"Return information"}]}
}
```













Get and delete the value of one or more fields of a given hash key. When the last field is deleted, the key will also be deleted.

## Example

```
redis> HSET mykey field1 "Hello" field2 "World" field3 "!"
(integer) 3
redis> HGETALL mykey
1) "field1"
2) "Hello"
3) "field2"
4) "World"
5) "field3"
6) "!"
redis> HGETDEL mykey FIELDS 2 field3 field4
1) "!"
2) (nil)
redis> HGETALL mykey
1) "field1"
2) "Hello"
3) "field2"
4) "World"
redis> HGETDEL mykey FIELDS 2 field1 field2
1) "Hello"
2) "World"
redis> KEYS *
(empty array)
```

## 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="hgetdel-return-info" 
    tab1="RESP2" 
    tab2="RESP3" >}}

[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): a list of deleted fields and their values or `nil` for fields that do not exist.

-tab-sep-

[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): a list of deleted fields and their values or `nil` for fields that do not exist.