redis/go-redis · error

redis: invalid %s number: %s

Error message

redis: invalid %s number: %s

What it means

Error "redis: invalid %s number: %s" thrown in redis/go-redis.

Source

Thrown at options.go:855

}

func (o *queryOptions) strings(name string) []string {
	vs := o.q[name]
	delete(o.q, name)
	return vs
}

func (o *queryOptions) int(name string) int {
	s := o.string(name)
	if s == "" {
		return 0
	}
	i, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
	if err == nil {
		return i
	}
	if o.err == nil {
		o.err = fmt.Errorf("redis: invalid %s number: %s", name, err)
	}
	return 0
}

func (o *queryOptions) duration(name string) time.Duration {
	s := o.string(name)
	if s == "" {
		return 0
	}
	// try plain number first
	if i, err := strconv.Atoi(s); err == nil {
		if i <= 0 {
			// disable timeouts
			return -1
		}
		return time.Duration(i) * time.Second
	}
	dur, err := time.ParseDuration(s)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at options.go:855 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/1818ab3b46a07634. Report an issue: GitHub.