# How to use updatebyquery with RestHighLevelClient?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-updatebyquery-with-resthighlevelclient/127834
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 12, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-updatebyquery-with-resthighlevelclient/127834 "2018-04-12T13:54:30Z")
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### Author: ![rahulcse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rahulcse/32/12158_2.png) [@rahulcse](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rahulcse)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-updatebyquery-with-resthighlevelclient/127834/1 "2018-04-12T13:54:30Z")

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Hi,  
I am trying to use updatebyquery ([https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api/current/java-docs-update-by-query.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api/current/java-docs-update-by-query.html)), when I try to run

Code:  
UpdateByQueryRequestBuilder updateByQuery = UpdateByQueryAction.INSTANCE.newRequestBuilder((ElasticsearchClient) elasticClient.getClient());

Note: elasticClient.getClient() returns RestHighLevelClient

Error:  
org.elasticsearch.client.RestHighLevelClient cannot be cast to org.elasticsearch.client.ElasticsearchClient

I am not in favor of using transport client. Please help me.  
Thanks in advance.

Thanks,  
Rahul

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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: [May 10, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-updatebyquery-with-resthighlevelclient/127834/2 "2018-05-10T13:54:39Z")

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