$ne

The $ne (not equal) operator excludes documents where the field matches a specific value. This operator works as a filter, removing matching documents from the result set rather than adding to it.

Because $ne only filters results, it must be combined with other conditions that produce a base result set. A query using only $ne conditions returns no results since there is nothing to filter.

This behavior is similar to the $mustNot boolean operator, but $ne operates at the field level rather than combining multiple conditions.

Compatibility

Field Type	Supported
TEXT	Yes
U64/I64/F64	Yes
DATE	Yes
BOOL	Yes

Examples

TypeScript

// Exclude specific values
await products.query({
  filter: {
    name: "headphones",
    price: { $gt: 9.99, $ne: 99.99 },
  },
});

Redis CLI

# Exclude specific values
SEARCH.QUERY products '{"name": "headphones", "price": {"$gt": 9.99, "$ne": 99.99}}'