# RPOP

```json metadata
{
  "title": "RPOP",
  "description": "Returns and removes the last elements of a list. Deletes the list if the last element was popped.",
  "categories": ["docs","develop","stack","oss","rs","rc","oss","kubernetes","clients"],
  "arguments": [{"display_text":"key","key_spec_index":0,"name":"key","type":"key"},{"display_text":"count","name":"count","optional":true,"since":"6.2.0","type":"integer"}],
  "syntax_fmt": "RPOP key [count]",
  "complexity": "O(N) where N is the number of elements returned",
  "group": "list",
  "command_flags": ["write","fast"],
  "acl_categories": ["@write","@list","@fast"],
  "since": "1.0.0",
  "arity": -2,
  "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":"examples","title":"Examples"},{"id":"redis-enterprise-and-redis-cloud-compatibility","title":"Redis Enterprise and Redis Cloud compatibility"},{"id":"return-information","title":"Return information"}]}
}
```













Removes and returns the last elements of the list stored at `key`.

By default, the command pops a single element from the end of the list.
When provided with the optional `count` argument, the reply will consist of up
to `count` elements, depending on the list's length.

## Examples


redis> RPUSH mylist "one" "two" "three" "four" "five"
(integer) 5
redis> RPOP mylist
"five"
redis> RPOP mylist 2
1) "four"
2) "three"
redis> LRANGE mylist 0 -1
1) "one"
2) "two"


Give these commands a try in the interactive console:


RPUSH mylist "one" "two" "three" "four" "five"
RPOP mylist
RPOP mylist 2
LRANGE mylist 0 -1


## 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" >}}

One of the following:
* [Nil reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#bulk-strings): if the key does not exist.
* [Bulk string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#bulk-strings): when called without the _count_ argument, the value of the last element.
* [Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): when called with the _count_ argument, a list of popped elements.

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One of the following:
* [Null reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#nulls): if the key does not exist.
* [Bulk string reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#bulk-strings): when called without the _count_ argument, the value of the last element.
* [Array reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#arrays): when called with the _count_ argument, a list of popped elements.