# How to partial update all the document within a type in a single query?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-partial-update-all-the-document-within-a-type-in-a-single-query/103398>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 10, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-partial-update-all-the-document-within-a-type-in-a-single-query/103398 "2017-10-10T15:05:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![vaibhav\_goel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@vaibhav\_goel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vaibhav_goel)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-partial-update-all-the-document-within-a-type-in-a-single-query/103398/1 "2017-10-10T15:05:58Z")

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I want to update a field of all the document in a particular type in a single query .. how can i do this ??

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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:** [October 10, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-partial-update-all-the-document-within-a-type-in-a-single-query/103398/2 "2017-10-10T15:30:56Z")

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update by query?

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

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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:** [November 7, 2017, 3:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-partial-update-all-the-document-within-a-type-in-a-single-query/103398/3 "2017-11-07T15:31:11Z")

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