# Does update by script support \_bulk API?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-update-by-script-support--bulk-api/7326>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 13, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-update-by-script-support--bulk-api/7326 "2012-04-13T23:15:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![revdev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecb155/32.png) [@revdev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/revdev)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-update-by-script-support--bulk-api/7326/1 "2012-04-13T23:15:54Z")

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Hi, I am trying out the 0.19.2 release of ES. I wanted to know if update[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/update.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/update.html) is  
support as a bulk operation.  
Thanks!

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**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-update-by-script-support--bulk-api/7326/2 "2012-04-14T17:18:06Z")

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Hi, no update is not supported as part of the bulk operation (at least for  
now).

On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 2:15 AM, revdev [clickingcam@gmail.com](mailto:clickingcam@gmail.com) wrote:

> Hi, I am trying out the 0.19.2 release of ES. I wanted to know if update[http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/update.html](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/update.html) is  
> support as a bulk operation.  
> Thanks!

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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 6, 2017, 3:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-update-by-script-support--bulk-api/7326/3 "2017-07-06T03:32:33Z")

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