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complexity: O(1)
description: Returns the name of the connection.
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linkTitle: CLIENT GETNAME
railroad_diagram: /images/railroad/client-getname.svg
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summary: Returns the name of the connection.
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title: CLIENT GETNAME
---
The `CLIENT GETNAME` returns the name of the current connection as set by [`CLIENT SETNAME`]({{< relref "/commands/client-setname" >}}). Since every new connection starts without an associated name, if no name was assigned a null bulk reply is returned.

## Redis Software and Redis Cloud compatibility

| Redis<br />Software | 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:
* [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.

-tab-sep-

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.

{{< /multitabs >}}