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# DEL

> Removes the specified keys. A key is ignored if it does not exist.

## Arguments

<ParamField body="keys" type="*List[str]" required>
  One or more keys to remove.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField type="int" required>
  The number of keys that were removed.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```py Example theme={"system"}
  redis.set("key1", "Hello")
  redis.set("key2", "World")
  redis.delete("key1", "key2")

  assert redis.get("key1") is None
  assert redis.get("key2") is None
  ```
</RequestExample>


## Related topics

- [DEL](/docs/redis/sdks/ts/commands/generic/del.md)
- [JSON.DEL](/docs/redis/sdks/py/commands/json/del.md)
- [Delay](/docs/qstash/features/delay.md)
- [Delete](/docs/vector/sdks/py/example_calls/delete.md)