# Update by Query - Python/Java client
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-by-query-python-java-client/22051
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 9, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-by-query-python-java-client/22051 "2015-02-09T22:57:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Ap1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ap1)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2015, 10:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-by-query-python-java-client/22051/1 "2015-02-09T22:57:50Z")
I need to update tags in docs based on query search. I am able to do it
using the update by query plugin.
Is there a way to do it using Python or Java API client.
Here is the query that works perfectly fine. Search for a phrase and update
a tag.
curl -XPOST 'localhost:9200/index/type/\_update\_by\_query' -d '{
"query" : { "match\_phrase" : { "content" : "michael aronstein" } },
"script" : "ctx.\_source.tags += tag",
"params" : {
"tag" : "ABC"
}
}'
Amay
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-by-query-python-java-client/22051/2 "2015-02-10T05:55:41Z")
If you add the plugin to your Java project you can probably use [https://github.com/yakaz/elasticsearch-action-updatebyquery/blob/master/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/UpdateByQueryClientWrapper.java](https://github.com/yakaz/elasticsearch-action-updatebyquery/blob/master/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/UpdateByQueryClientWrapper.java)
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> Le 9 févr. 2015 à 23:57, Ap [usc90909@gmail.com](mailto:usc90909@gmail.com) a écrit :
>
> I need to update tags in docs based on query search. I am able to do it using the update by query plugin.
>
> Is there a way to do it using Python or Java API client.
>
> Here is the query that works perfectly fine. Search for a phrase and update a tag.
>
> curl -XPOST 'localhost:9200/index/type/\_update\_by\_query' -d '{
> "query" : { "match\_phrase" : { "content" : "michael aronstein" } },
> "script" : "ctx.\_source.tags += tag",
> "params" : {
> "tag" : "ABC"
> }
> }'
>
> ## Amay
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-by-query-python-java-client/22051/3 "2017-07-06T00:34:01Z")