# Does ElasticSearch support \_bulk API with update\_by\_query

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-elasticsearch-support--bulk-api-with-update-by-query/94716>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 27, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-elasticsearch-support--bulk-api-with-update-by-query/94716 "2017-07-27T00:33:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![begemot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@begemot](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/begemot)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-elasticsearch-support--bulk-api-with-update-by-query/94716/1 "2017-07-27T00:33:53Z")

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We would like to use \_bulk APIs to create/update/delete documents. Is possible to write update statements in \_bulk base on update\_by\_query?

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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:** [August 24, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-elasticsearch-support--bulk-api-with-update-by-query/94716/2 "2017-08-24T00:34:02Z")

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