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# TOUCH

> Alters the last access time of one or more keys

## Arguments

<ParamField body="keys" type="*List[str]" required>
  One or more keys.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField type="int">
  The number of keys that were touched.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
```py Example
redis.touch("key1", "key2", "key3")
```
</RequestExample>