---
title: "Atomically increment an integer KV entry (header-resolved namespace)"
method: POST
path: "/api/kv/{key}/incr"
tags: ["KV"]
---

# Atomically increment an integer KV entry (header-resolved namespace)

`POST /api/kv/{key}/incr`

## Path parameters

- `key` string, required

## Request body

- object, nullable
  - `by` integer

## Response `200`

KV entry stored

- KvEntry
  - `namespace` string, required
  - `key` string, required
  - `value` unknown
  - `valueType` 'json' | 'string' | 'integer', required
  - `expiresAt` integer, nullable, required
  - `createdAt` integer, required
  - `updatedAt` integer, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Validation error
- `403` — Caller may not write this namespace
- `409` — INCR collision: existing value_type is not 'integer'
- `413` — Body exceeds 2 MiB

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