Installation

Install Upstash Redis SDK for your platform and package manager

Install the Upstash Redis SDK for your platform using your preferred package manager.

Package managers

npm

npm install @upstash/redis

yarn

yarn add @upstash/redis

pnpm

pnpm add @upstash/redis

bun

bun add @upstash/redis

Platform-specific imports

The SDK provides optimized entry points for different platforms. Choose the right import for your environment.

Node.js

The default export is optimized for Node.js:

import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis';

const redis = new Redis({
  url: process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL,
  token: process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN,
});

Supports Node.js 14 and above. The SDK automatically detects your Node.js version and adjusts accordingly.

Cloudflare Workers

Use the Cloudflare-specific import for Workers:

import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis/cloudflare';

export interface Env {
  UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL: string;
  UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN: string;
}

export default {
  async fetch(request: Request, env: Env): Promise<Response> {
    const redis = Redis.fromEnv(env);
    
    const count = await redis.incr('counter');
    return new Response(JSON.stringify({ count }));
  },
};

The Cloudflare import is optimized for Workers and removes Node.js-specific code for smaller bundle sizes.

Fastly Compute@Edge

Use the Fastly-specific import:

import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis/fastly';

const redis = new Redis({
  url: 'your_upstash_redis_rest_url',
  token: 'your_upstash_redis_rest_token',
});

const result = await redis.get('key');

Deno

Import directly from esm.sh:

import { Redis } from 'https://esm.sh/@upstash/redis';

const redis = new Redis({
  url: Deno.env.get('UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL')!,
  token: Deno.env.get('UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN')!,
});

const value = await redis.get('key');

Alternatively, use deno.land/x:

import { Redis } from 'https://deno.land/x/upstash_redis/mod.ts';

Environment variables

The SDK automatically reads credentials from environment variables when using Redis.fromEnv().

Standard environment variables

Set these variables in your .env file:

.env

UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL="https://your-redis-url.upstash.io"
UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN="your_token_here"

Vercel KV compatibility

The SDK also supports Vercel KV environment variable names:

.env

KV_REST_API_URL="https://your-redis-url.upstash.io"
KV_REST_API_TOKEN="your_token_here"

If both sets of variables are present, UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL and UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN take precedence.

Using fromEnv()

Node.js

import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis';

// Automatically reads from process.env
const redis = Redis.fromEnv();

Configuration options

When creating a Redis client, you can configure various options:

interface RedisConfigNodejs {
  /**
   * UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL
   */
  url: string;
  
  /**
   * UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN
   */
  token: string;
  
  /**
   * Enable automatic pipelining to batch commands
   * @default true
   */
  enableAutoPipelining?: boolean;
  
  /**
   * Enable read-your-writes consistency
   * @default false
   */
  readYourWrites?: boolean;
  
  /**
   * Automatically deserialize JSON responses
   * @default true
   */
  automaticDeserialization?: boolean;
  
  /**
   * Enable telemetry for analytics
   * @default true
   */
  enableTelemetry?: boolean;
  
  /**
   * Configure retry behavior
   */
  retry?: {
    retries: number;
    backoff: (retryCount: number) => number;
  };
  
  /**
   * HTTP agent for connection pooling (Node.js only)
   */
  agent?: unknown;
  
  /**
   * Enable HTTP keep-alive (Node.js only)
   */
  keepAlive?: boolean;
  
  /**
   * AbortSignal for request cancellation
   */
  signal?: AbortSignal;
}

Example with options

import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis';

const redis = new Redis({
  url: process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL!,
  token: process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN!,
  
  // Performance optimizations
  enableAutoPipelining: true,
  keepAlive: true,
  
  // Consistency
  readYourWrites: true,
  
  // Privacy
  enableTelemetry: false,
  
  // Retry configuration
  retry: {
    retries: 3,
    backoff: (retryCount) => Math.exp(retryCount) * 100,
  },
});

TypeScript configuration

The SDK is written in TypeScript and includes type definitions. No additional @types package is needed.

If you’re using TypeScript, ensure your tsconfig.json includes:

tsconfig.json

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "ES2020",
    "module": "ESNext",
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "strict": true
  }
}

CommonJS vs ES Modules

The SDK supports both CommonJS and ES Modules:

CommonJS

const { Redis } = require('@upstash/redis');

const redis = new Redis({
  url: process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL,
  token: process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN,
});

Bundler configuration

The SDK works with all major bundlers without additional configuration.

Webpack

No configuration needed. The SDK uses standard exports that Webpack handles automatically.

Vite

No configuration needed. Vite will tree-shake unused code automatically.

esbuild

No configuration needed. The SDK includes proper exports for esbuild.

Rollup

No configuration needed. The SDK is compatible with Rollup’s ES module handling.

Disabling telemetry

The SDK sends anonymous telemetry data by default. To disable it:

Via environment variable

.env

UPSTASH_DISABLE_TELEMETRY=1

Via configuration

const redis = new Redis({
  url: process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_URL!,
  token: process.env.UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN!,
  enableTelemetry: false,
});

Telemetry helps improve the SDK by collecting:

• SDK version
• Platform (Cloudflare, Vercel, AWS, etc.)
• Runtime version (e.g., node@18.x)

No personal data or Redis commands are collected.

Verify installation

Test your installation with this simple script:

test.ts

import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis';

const redis = Redis.fromEnv();

async function test() {
  const result = await redis.ping();
  console.log('Ping result:', result); // Should print: Ping result: PONG
}

test().catch(console.error);

Run it:

Node.js

node test.ts

If you see Ping result: PONG, your installation is successful!

Troubleshooting

Module not found error

Make sure you’ve installed the package:

npm install @upstash/redis

If using Cloudflare or Fastly, use the correct import:

import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis/cloudflare';
// or
import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis/fastly';

Environment variables not found

Ensure your .env file is in the project root and you’re loading it correctly:

npm install dotenv

import 'dotenv/config';
import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis';

const redis = Redis.fromEnv();

TypeScript errors

Make sure you’re using TypeScript 4.5 or higher:

npm install -D typescript@latest

Update your tsconfig.json:

{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "esModuleInterop": true
  }
}

Cloudflare Workers compatibility

Use the Cloudflare-specific import and ensure you’re passing the env object:

import { Redis } from '@upstash/redis/cloudflare';

export default {
  async fetch(request: Request, env: Env) {
    const redis = Redis.fromEnv(env); // Pass env here
    // ...
  },
};

Next steps

Quick start

Create your first Redis client

API reference

Explore all available commands