# Run painless script in cron like manner

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-painless-script-in-cron-like-manner/346017>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** painless\
**Created:** [October 30, 2023, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-painless-script-in-cron-like-manner/346017 "2023-10-30T10:01:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pawel\_Gorowicz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/pawel_gorowicz/32/127029_2.png) [@Pawel\_Gorowicz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pawel_Gorowicz)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-painless-script-in-cron-like-manner/346017/1 "2023-10-30T10:01:36Z")

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Hi All,

I'm searching for an options to run a script in cron like manner.

I need to run "\_update\_by\_query" with tiny painless script every few hours to fix some data inside the index.

Is there any option to do that ?

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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 27, 2023, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-painless-script-in-cron-like-manner/346017/2 "2023-11-27T10:02:25Z")

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