# Modify by query

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-by-query/3966>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 23, 2011, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-by-query/3966 "2011-02-23T09:42:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![aditya\_kulkarni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@aditya\_kulkarni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aditya_kulkarni)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-by-query/3966/1 "2011-02-23T09:42:27Z")

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Hi,

Is there a way to do modify by query? (similar to Delete By Query)

Best Regards,  
Aditya

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**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-by-query/3966/2 "2011-02-24T02:52:27Z")

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No there isn't. With the recently pushed scan search type you can do something similar yourself.  
On Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at 11:42 AM, aditya.kulkarni wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Is there a way to do modify by query? (similar to Delete By Query)
> 
> Best Regards,  
> Aditya
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> ## Best Regards, a
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> View this message in context: [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/modify-by-query-tp2558830p2558830.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/modify-by-query-tp2558830p2558830.html)  
> Sent from the Elasticsearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com).

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**Author:** ![aditya\_kulkarni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@aditya\_kulkarni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aditya_kulkarni)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 7:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-by-query/3966/3 "2011-02-25T07:13:16Z")

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kimchy,

Thank you for quick answer. ES is getting more interesting each day! Thanks for wonderful software.

Best Regards,  
-a

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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:** [July 6, 2017, 4:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/modify-by-query/3966/4 "2017-07-06T04:11:30Z")

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