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Overview
Upstash Redis JS is a TypeScript Redis client built on the Upstash REST API. It executes Redis commands over HTTP instead of requiring a persistent TCP connection, targeting connectionless environments such as Next.js, serverless functions, and Cloudflare Workers.
Features and best fit
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Key features
Execute Redis operations through a connectionless HTTP client
@upstash/redis connects with a URL and token and exposes Redis operations for strings, sorted sets, lists, hashes, sets, and other supported commands from TypeScript or JavaScript.
Sources: [1]
Version 1.39.0 adds array commands, Stream search indexes, and vector-index APIs
The 1.39.0 release adds array commands across clients, pipelines, and transactions, supports Search indexes over Redis Streams, and adds vector-index APIs backed by the new VECTOR.* commands.
Sources: [2]
Best fit
Fits shared caches, counters, and short-lived state in Next.js and edge/serverless applications
It is useful where keeping a long-lived TCP Redis connection is awkward. The README explicitly lists Next.js, AWS Lambda, Cloudflare Workers, Fastly Compute@Edge, WebAssembly, and similar HTTP-oriented environments.
Sources: [1]
Before adoption
It targets the Upstash REST API rather than acting as a generic TCP Redis client
The client expects an Upstash Redis REST URL and token. Confirm that the Redis APIs required by the application are supported by the Upstash REST API, and manage the URL and token as application secrets.
Sources: [1]
Decide whether anonymous telemetry is acceptable for the deployment
The README states that the library reports anonymous SDK version, platform, runtime version, and retry-count telemetry. It can be disabled with UPSTASH_DISABLE_TELEMETRY or enableTelemetry: false.
Sources: [1]
Official sources
- [1]Upstash Redis JS README(2026-10-06)
- [2]@upstash/redis 1.39.0 release(2026-10-06)
Supplemental curator note
It fits Next.js and edge/serverless workloads where persistent TCP Redis connections are awkward. Review REST API compatibility, secret handling for the URL/token, and telemetry policy before adoption.
Try it in 3 steps
- 1
Get the source
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/upstash/redis-js.git - 2
Enter the repository
cd redis-js - 3
Check the official steps
Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.
find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
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975 Stars
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Development activity
Last 90 days · weekly
- Commits (last 30 days)
- 4
- Open PRs
- 10
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GitHub Topics
- upstash
- serverless
- redis
- upstash-sdk
- Stars
- 975
- Forks
- 98
- Watchers
- 9
- Open issues
- 9
- Contributors
- 31
- Owner type
- Organization
- Primary language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Repository last updated
- Oct 1, 2026
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