# In 5.x is it possible to use DeleteByQueryRequestBuilder in bulk requests?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-5-x-is-it-possible-to-use-deletebyqueryrequestbuilder-in-bulk-requests/69094>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 15, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-5-x-is-it-possible-to-use-deletebyqueryrequestbuilder-in-bulk-requests/69094 "2016-12-15T01:06:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![jmcginty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9bcb4/32.png) [@jmcginty](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jmcginty)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-5-x-is-it-possible-to-use-deletebyqueryrequestbuilder-in-bulk-requests/69094/1 "2016-12-15T01:06:53Z")

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BulkRequestBuilder doesn't have an add method for DeleteByQueryRequestBuilder. is there something I'm missing or is this not supported?

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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:** [December 15, 2016, 6:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-5-x-is-it-possible-to-use-deletebyqueryrequestbuilder-in-bulk-requests/69094/2 "2016-12-15T06:52:48Z")

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Not supported and it doesn't make sense to support it IMO.  
A bulk is a batch of single operations on single document.  
DeleteByQuery is already something like a bulk. It scrolls over documents and creates a bulk request to remove them.

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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 12, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/in-5-x-is-it-possible-to-use-deletebyqueryrequestbuilder-in-bulk-requests/69094/3 "2017-01-12T06:53:13Z")

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