redis/go-redis · error

FT.AGGREGATE: ASC and DESC are mutually exclusive

Error message

FT.AGGREGATE: ASC and DESC are mutually exclusive

What it means

Error "FT.AGGREGATE: ASC and DESC are mutually exclusive" thrown in redis/go-redis.

Source

Thrown at search_commands.go:766

		args = append(args, step.GroupBy.Fields...)
		for _, reducer := range step.GroupBy.Reduce {
			args = append(args, "REDUCE", reducer.Reducer.String())
			if reducer.Args != nil {
				args = append(args, len(reducer.Args))
				args = append(args, reducer.Args...)
			} else {
				args = append(args, 0)
			}
			if reducer.As != "" {
				args = append(args, "AS", reducer.As)
			}
		}
	case step.SortBy != nil:
		args = append(args, "SORTBY")
		sortByOptions := []interface{}{}
		for _, sortBy := range step.SortBy.Fields {
			if sortBy.Asc && sortBy.Desc {
				return args, fmt.Errorf("FT.AGGREGATE: ASC and DESC are mutually exclusive")
			}
			sortByOptions = append(sortByOptions, sortBy.FieldName)
			if sortBy.Asc {
				sortByOptions = append(sortByOptions, "ASC")
			}
			if sortBy.Desc {
				sortByOptions = append(sortByOptions, "DESC")
			}
		}
		args = append(args, len(sortByOptions))
		args = append(args, sortByOptions...)
		if step.SortBy.Max > 0 {
			args = append(args, "MAX", step.SortBy.Max)
		}
	}
	return args, nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at search_commands.go:766 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of redis/go-redis@c5cad058c7 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bd7d240fa01592e7. Report an issue: GitHub.