# MGET

```json metadata
{
  "title": "MGET",
  "description": "Atomically returns the string values of one or more keys.",
  "categories": ["docs","develop","stack","oss","rs","rc","oss","kubernetes","clients"],
  "arguments": [{"display_text":"key","key_spec_index":0,"multiple":true,"name":"key","type":"key"}],
  "syntax_fmt": "MGET key [key ...]",
  "complexity": "O(N) where N is the number of keys to retrieve.",
  "group": "string",
  "command_flags": ["readonly","fast"],
  "acl_categories": ["@read","@string","@fast"],
  "since": "1.0.0",
  "arity": -2,
  "key_specs": [{"RO":true,"access":true,"begin_search":{"spec":{"index":1},"type":"index"},"find_keys":{"spec":{"keystep":1,"lastkey":-1,"limit":0},"type":"range"}}],
  "tableOfContents": {"sections":[{"id":"examples","title":"Examples"},{"id":"redis-enterprise-and-redis-cloud-compatibility","title":"Redis Enterprise and Redis Cloud compatibility"},{"id":"return-information","title":"Return information"}]}
}
```













Returns the values of all specified keys.
For every key that does not hold a string value or does not exist, the special
value `nil` is returned.
Because of this, the operation never fails.

## Examples


SET key1 "Hello"
SET key2 "World"
MGET key1 key2 nonexisting


## 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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    tab1="RESP2" 
    tab2="RESP3" >}}

[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): a list of values at the specified keys.

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[Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): a list of values at the specified keys.