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# PEXPIRE

> Sets a timeout on key. After the timeout has expired, the key will automatically be deleted.

## Arguments

<ParamField body="key" type="string" required>
  The key to expire.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="milliseconds" type="integer">
  The number of milliseconds until the key expires.

</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField type="integer" required>
 `1` if the timeout was applied, `0` if `key` does not exist.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
```ts Example
 await redis.pexpire(key, 60_000); // 1 minute
```
</RequestExample>