---
acl_categories:
- '@write'
- '@list'
- '@slow'
arguments:
- display_text: key
  key_spec_index: 0
  name: key
  type: key
- display_text: count
  name: count
  type: integer
- display_text: element
  name: element
  type: string
arity: 4
categories:
- docs
- develop
- stack
- oss
- rs
- rc
- oss
- kubernetes
- clients
command_flags:
- write
complexity: O(N+M) where N is the length of the list and M is the number of elements
  removed.
description: Removes elements from a list. Deletes the list if the last element was
  removed.
group: list
hidden: false
key_specs:
- RW: true
  begin_search:
    spec:
      index: 1
    type: index
  delete: true
  find_keys:
    spec:
      keystep: 1
      lastkey: 0
      limit: 0
    type: range
linkTitle: LREM
railroad_diagram: /images/railroad/lrem.svg
since: 1.0.0
summary: Removes elements from a list. Deletes the list if the last element was removed.
syntax_fmt: LREM key count element
title: LREM
---
Removes the first `count` occurrences of elements equal to `element` from the list
stored at `key`.
The `count` argument influences the operation in the following ways:

* `count > 0`: Remove elements equal to `element` moving from head to tail.
* `count < 0`: Remove elements equal to `element` moving from tail to head.
* `count = 0`: Remove all elements equal to `element`.

For example, `LREM list -2 "hello"` will remove the last two occurrences of
`"hello"` in the list stored at `list`.

Note that non-existing keys are treated like empty lists, so when `key` does not
exist, the command will always return `0`.

## Examples

{{% redis-cli %}}
RPUSH mylist "hello"
RPUSH mylist "hello"
RPUSH mylist "foo"
RPUSH mylist "hello"
LREM mylist -2 "hello"
LRANGE mylist 0 -1
{{% /redis-cli %}}

## 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

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

[Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): the number of removed elements.

-tab-sep-

[Integer reply](../../develop/reference/protocol-spec#integers): the number of removed elements.

{{< /multitabs >}}