# How should I update the specific field

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-should-i-update-the-specific-field/158970>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-should-i-update-the-specific-field/158970 "2018-11-30T21:33:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Wei\_W](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a183cd/32.png) [@Wei\_W](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wei_W)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 9:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-should-i-update-the-specific-field/158970/1 "2018-11-30T21:33:03Z")

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There is my index document structure:

```
POST org_3888/org/doctor-1/_update?pretty
{
  "doc": {
    "doctor_gender": "F",
    "doctor_languages": [
      {
        "language": "English"
      },
      {
        "language": "Spanish"
      }
    ]
  }
}

```

Is there any other way to update language which is "English" as "Chinese"? cause I don't update the whole "doctor\_languages" field.

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**Author:** ![s1monw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/s1monw/32/3637_2.png) [@s1monw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/s1monw)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 3:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-should-i-update-the-specific-field/158970/2 "2018-12-07T15:27:38Z")

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I am not sure I fully undestand the question but elasticsearch always re-indexes the entire document when you update it even if there is only a single field updates. so I guess the answer is no.

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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:** [January 4, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-should-i-update-the-specific-field/158970/3 "2019-01-04T15:27:42Z")

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Closed on January 4, 2019, 3:27pm UTC

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