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# HINCRBY

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

## Arguments

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

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

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

## Response

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

<RequestExample>
  ```ts Example theme={"system"}
  await redis.hset("key", {
    field: 20,
    });
  const after = await redis.hincrby("key", "field", 2);
  console.log(after); // 22
  ```
</RequestExample>


## Related topics

- [HINCRBY](/docs/redis/sdks/py/commands/hash/hincrby.md)
- [HINCRBYFLOAT](/docs/redis/sdks/ts/commands/hash/hincrbyfloat.md)
- [Document Updates](/docs/redis/search/document-updates.md)
- [Overview](/docs/redis/sdks/py/commands/overview.md)