# How to insert document in index using SQL Query in elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-insert-document-in-index-using-sql-query-in-elasticsearch/195687>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 19, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-insert-document-in-index-using-sql-query-in-elasticsearch/195687 "2019-08-19T07:24:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![rameshkr1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rameshkr1994/32/59029_2.png) [@rameshkr1994](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rameshkr1994)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 7:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-insert-document-in-index-using-sql-query-in-elasticsearch/195687/1 "2019-08-19T07:24:07Z")

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Hi All.

i have written SQL Query Like below:-

```
{"query":"select * from index02 where id=121"

```

}

Obove is working fine but i want to insert docs inside current index02:-1:  
like:-  
{"query":"insert into index02 values(122)"  
}

How can i do like above?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-insert-document-in-index-using-sql-query-in-elasticsearch/195687/2 "2019-08-19T08:00:49Z")

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You can't use Elasticsearch SQL to insert documents.  
You need to use the Index Documents API instead or the bulk API.

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**Author:** ![rameshkr1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rameshkr1994/32/59029_2.png) [@rameshkr1994](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rameshkr1994)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-insert-document-in-index-using-sql-query-in-elasticsearch/195687/3 "2019-08-19T12:48:26Z")

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Hi @dadoonet.

Thanks

so we can say that...ES only allow to search query by using SQL Syntax?  
We can't perform insert/update/delete by using sql syntax in elastic search index?.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-insert-document-in-index-using-sql-query-in-elasticsearch/195687/4 "2019-08-19T13:37:18Z")

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That's the current status indeed.

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**Author:** ![rameshkr1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rameshkr1994/32/59029_2.png) [@rameshkr1994](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rameshkr1994)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2019, 1:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-insert-document-in-index-using-sql-query-in-elasticsearch/195687/5 "2019-08-19T13:52:11Z")

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Hi @dadoonet .

Thank you so much .

we hope that full sql support will come soon.

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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:** [September 16, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-insert-document-in-index-using-sql-query-in-elasticsearch/195687/6 "2019-09-16T13:54:25Z")

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