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# HDEL

> Deletes one or more hash fields.

## Arguments

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

<ParamField body="fields" required>
  One or more fields to delete.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField  type="integer" required>
    The number of fields that were removed from the hash.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
```ts Example
await redis.hdel(key, 'field1', 'field2');
// returns 5
```
</RequestExample>