---
title: "INCR"
url: "https://docs.yugabyte.com/stable/yedis/api/incr/"
---

# INCR

## Synopsis

**`INCR key`**

This command adds 1 to the number that is associated with the given `key`. The numeric value must a 64-bit signed integer.

- If the `key` does not exist, the associated string is set to "0".
- If the given `key` is associated with a non-string value, or if its associated string cannot be converted to an integer, an error is raised.

## Return value

Returns the value after addition.

## Examples

```sh
$ SET yugakey 7
```

```
"OK"
```

```sh
$ INCR yugakey
```

```
8
```

## See also

[`append`](/stable/yedis/api/append/ "append"), [`get`](/stable/yedis/api/get/ "get"), [`getrange`](/stable/yedis/api/getrange/ "getrange"), [`getset`](/stable/yedis/api/getset/ "getset"), [`incrby`](/stable/yedis/api/incrby/ "incrby"), [`set`](/stable/yedis/api/set/ "set"), [`setrange`](/stable/yedis/api/setrange/ "setrange"), [`strlen`](/stable/yedis/api/strlen/ "strlen")