redis/redis-py · error · RedisClusterException

No targets were found to execute {args} command on

Error message

No targets were found to execute {args} command on

What it means

Error "No targets were found to execute {args} command on" thrown in redis/redis-py.

Source

Thrown at redis/cluster.py:1623

        execute_attempts = 1 + retry_attempts
        failure_count = 0

        # Start timing for observability
        start_time = time.monotonic()

        for _ in range(execute_attempts):
            try:
                res = {}
                if not target_nodes_specified:
                    # Determine the nodes to execute the command on
                    target_nodes = self._determine_nodes(
                        *args,
                        request_policy=command_policies.request_policy,
                        nodes_flag=passed_targets,
                    )

                    if not target_nodes:
                        raise RedisClusterException(
                            f"No targets were found to execute {args} command on"
                        )
                    if (
                        len(target_nodes) == 1
                        and target_nodes[0] == self.get_default_node()
                    ):
                        is_default_node = True
                for node in target_nodes:
                    res[node.name] = self._execute_command(node, *args, **kwargs)

                    if command_policies.response_policy == ResponsePolicy.ONE_SUCCEEDED:
                        break

                # Return the processed result
                return self._process_result(
                    args[0],
                    res,
                    response_policy=command_policies.response_policy,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at redis/cluster.py:1623 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of redis/redis-py@da03cdc7e8 (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/870237e8a6794650.json. Report an issue: GitHub.