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Valkey Admin

Send Command

The Send Command interface provides a powerful terminal-like environment for executing Valkey commands directly against your cluster.

Overview

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Execute any Valkey command with syntax highlighting and command history.

Send Command interface

Basic Usage

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Executing Commands

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Type commands exactly as you would in valkey-cli:

GET mykey
SET mykey "Hello World"
HGETALL user:1001
LPUSH mylist "item1" "item2"

Press Enter to execute. Results are displayed below the command input.

Command Autocomplete

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As you type, Valkey Admin suggests matching commands from a built-in list of 396 Valkey commands. Select a suggestion to auto-complete the command name, then continue typing your arguments.

Restricted Commands

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Some commands are restricted to prevent accidental server disruption.

Blocked commands — cannot be executed through Send Command on standalone or cluster connections:

Command Reason
SELECT Changes the selected database on the shared connection
AUTH Changes authentication on the shared connection
HELLO Can change the protocol, authentication, and name of the shared connection
RESET Resets the shared connection’s state
QUIT Closes the shared connection
SHUTDOWN Stops the server and cannot be undone remotely
DEBUG Can cause crashes or data corruption
FLUSHALL Deletes all keys in all databases
FLUSHDB Deletes all keys in the current database

Confirmation-required commands — prompt for confirmation before executing:

Command Reason
KEYS Can block the server when many keys exist
CONFIG RESETSTAT Resets all server statistics
CONFIG REWRITE Overwrites the server configuration file
SLAVEOF Changes replication topology
REPLICAOF Changes replication topology
CLUSTER RESET Resets cluster state and may cause data loss

Features

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Response View

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Commands are highlighted for better readability:

  • Search: Search command response
  • Copy: Copy command response
  • Round-trip time: Displays the command execution duration measured as the round-trip time from the server to Valkey (including network and wait time). This differs from the slow log, which reports execution time inside Valkey.
  • Values: White
  • Keys: Gray

Command History

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Navigate through previously executed commands:

  • Search: Search previously executed commands
  • Copy: Copy command
  • Run: Run the command again
  • Compare: Compare the results two commands
  • Duration: Shows each past command’s round-trip time

Next Steps

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