# Unable to update document using a script
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-update-document-using-a-script/23198
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [April 12, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-update-document-using-a-script/23198 "2015-04-12T12:44:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Sacheendra\_Talluri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sacheendra_Talluri)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-update-document-using-a-script/23198/1 "2015-04-12T12:44:20Z")
I am unable to update documents using scripts. The required script has been
stored at config/scripts.
The curl request I am doing is here
>
The error being returned is:
{
"error" : "ActionRequestValidationException[Validation Failed: 1: script
or doc is missing;]",
"status" : 400
}
There is a script in config/scripts named updateDocument.groovy
Is there way to list the scripts in config/scripts to see that my script
has been recognized by elasticsearch?
Is updating using a stored script even possible?
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### Author:  [@Sacheendra\_Talluri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sacheendra_Talluri)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-update-document-using-a-script/23198/2 "2015-04-12T13:11:31Z")
The script works if used as an indexed script at
/\_scripts/groovy/updateDocument.
On Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 6:14:20 PM UTC+5:30, Sacheendra Talluri wrote:
> I am unable to update documents using scripts. The required script has
> been stored at config/scripts.
> The curl request I am doing is here
> [Elasticsearch says script is missing, but script is present. ยท GitHub](https://gist.github.com/sacheendra/22424ca9b3caf1d2a0b1#file-updatedoc_err)
> The error being returned is:
> {
> "error" : "ActionRequestValidationException[Validation Failed: 1: script
> or doc is missing;]",
> "status" : 400
> }
>
> There is a script in config/scripts named updateDocument.groovy
>
> Is there way to list the scripts in config/scripts to see that my script
> has been recognized by elasticsearch?
> Is updating using a stored script even possible?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-update-document-using-a-script/23198/3 "2017-07-06T00:20:12Z")