Title: WP_Object_Cache::get_multiple
Published: August 11, 2020
Last modified: February 24, 2026

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# WP_Object_Cache::get_multiple( array $keys, string $group, bool $force = false ): array

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Object_Cache/get_multiple/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Object_Cache/get_multiple/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Object_Cache/get_multiple/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Object_Cache/get_multiple/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Object_Cache/get_multiple/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Retrieves multiple values from the cache in one call.

## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Object_Cache/get_multiple/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$keys`arrayrequired

Array of keys under which the cache contents are stored.

`$group`stringoptional

Where the cache contents are grouped. Default `'default'`.

`$force`booloptional

Whether to force an update of the local cache from the persistent cache.

Default:`false`

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Object_Cache/get_multiple/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 array Array of return values, grouped by key. Each value is either the cache contents
on success, or false on failure.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Object_Cache/get_multiple/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function get_multiple( $keys, $group = 'default', $force = false ) {
    	$values = array();

    	foreach ( $keys as $key ) {
    		$values[ $key ] = $this->get( $key, $group, $force );
    	}

    	return $values;
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-includes/class-wp-object-cache.php/)
[View on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-wp-object-cache.php#L402)
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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Object_Cache/get_multiple/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_Object_Cache::get()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_object_cache/get/)`wp-includes/class-wp-object-cache.php` |

Retrieves the cache contents, if it exists.

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| Used by | Description | 
| [wp_cache_get_multiple()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_cache_get_multiple/)`wp-includes/cache.php` |

Retrieves multiple values from the cache in one call.

  |

## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/WP_Object_Cache/get_multiple/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [5.5.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.5.0/) | Introduced. |

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