# Bulk Data Update Query?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-data-update-query/57348>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 5, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-data-update-query/57348 "2016-08-05T12:28:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sukesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sukesh/32/10890_2.png) [@sukesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sukesh)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-data-update-query/57348/1 "2016-08-05T12:28:19Z")

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Hi All ,

we have thousands of records of data in elasticsearch , we need to update the name part in some specific sections . i know to update based on Id  
like  
POST ABCDEF/Details/AVXFD35411675/\_update  
{  
"doc" : {  
"Name" : "Services"

}  
}

but i want update the entire data at a time like bulk data update !  
is it possible in ES? if it is ..please suggest me

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**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-data-update-query/57348/2 "2016-08-05T13:49:41Z")

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See [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/docs-update-by-query.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/docs-update-by-query.html)

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**Author:** ![sukesh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sukesh/32/10890_2.png) [@sukesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sukesh)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-data-update-query/57348/3 "2016-08-10T05:15:43Z")

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Thank you @Mark_Harwood

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bulk-data-update-query/57348/4 "2017-07-05T22:28:55Z")

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