# JSON.TYPE












Report the type of JSON value at `path`

[Examples](#examples)

## Required arguments

<details open><summary><code>key</code></summary> 

is key to parse.
</details>

## Optional arguments

<details open><summary><code>path</code></summary> 

is JSONPath to specify. Default is root `$`. Returns null if the `key` or `path` do not exist.

</details>

## Return

JSON.TYPE returns an array of string replies for each path, specified as the value's type.
For more information about replies, see [Redis serialization protocol specification](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/reference/protocol-spec).

## Examples


redis> JSON.SET doc $ '{"a":2, "nested": {"a": true}, "foo": "bar"}'
OK
redis> JSON.TYPE doc $..foo
1) "string"
redis> JSON.TYPE doc $..a
1) "integer"
2) "boolean"
redis> JSON.TYPE doc $..dummy
(empty array)


## See also

[`JSON.SET`](https://redis.io/docs/latestcommands/json.set/) | [`JSON.ARRLEN`](https://redis.io/docs/latestcommands/json.arrlen/) 

## Related topics

* [RedisJSON](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/data-types/json/)
* [Index and search JSON documents](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/interact/search-and-query/indexing/)