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# HINCRBY

> Increments the value of a hash field by a given amount

If the hash field does not exist, it is set to 0 before performing the operation.

## Arguments

<ParamField body="key" type="str" required>
  The key of the hash.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="field" type="str" required>
  The field to increment
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="increment" type="int">
  How much to increment the field by. Can be negative to subtract.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField type="int" required>
  The new value of the field after the increment.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
```py Example
redis.hset("myhash", "field1", 5)

assert redis.hincrby("myhash", "field1", 10) == 15
```
</RequestExample>