# Update api missing \_parent in response
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-api-missing-parent-in-response/122555
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [March 5, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-api-missing-parent-in-response/122555 "2018-03-05T15:30:06Z")
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### Author:  [@Gleb\_Kozyryatskyy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gleb_Kozyryatskyy)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-api-missing-parent-in-response/122555/1 "2018-03-05T15:30:06Z")
Dear group,
Im using the update api and seems like there is no "\_parent" field in response.
Steps to reproduce:
```auto
#create index
curl -XPUT localhost:9200/testindex -d '{ "mappings": { "perenttype": {}, "childtype": { "_parent": { "type": "perenttype" } } } }'
#create parent
curl localhost:9200/testindex/perenttype/1 -d '{"name" : "parentTest"}'
#create child
curl localhost:9200/testindex/childtype/2?parent=1 -d '{"name" : "childTest"}'
#execute get
curl 'localhost:9200/testindex/childtype/2?parent=1&pretty'
```
response:
```auto
#there is _parent field in response
{
"_index" : "testindex",
"_type" : "childtype",
"_id" : "2",
"_version" : 1,
"_routing" : "1",
"_parent" : "1",
"found" : true,
"_source" : {
"name" : "childTest"
}
}
```
```auto
#execute update
curl -XPOST 'localhost:9200/testindex/childtype/2/_update?parent=1&pretty' -d '{ "doc" : {"name" : "childTest1"} }'
```
response:
```auto
#there is no _parent field in response, just _id
{
"_index" : "testindex",
"_type" : "childtype",
"_id" : "2",
"_version" : 2,
"result" : "updated",
"_shards" : {
"total" : 2,
"successful" : 1,
"failed" : 0
}
}
```
So the question is: **How can i get parent field in update api response?**
Im using elasticsearch 5.6.8
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-api-missing-parent-in-response/122555/2 "2018-04-02T15:30:10Z")
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