# Update id of existing document

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-id-of-existing-document/135062>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 7, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-id-of-existing-document/135062 "2018-06-07T22:54:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![jagrutsharma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jagrutsharma/32/22585_2.png) [@jagrutsharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jagrutsharma)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-id-of-existing-document/135062/1 "2018-06-07T22:54:52Z")

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Can the \_id of existing documents in index be updated?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-id-of-existing-document/135062/2 "2018-06-08T04:28:06Z")

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No, you need to delete it and reindex it with new I’d.

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**Author:** ![jagrutsharma](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jagrutsharma/32/22585_2.png) [@jagrutsharma](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jagrutsharma)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-id-of-existing-document/135062/3 "2018-06-08T16:16:24Z")

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Thanks Christian for your quick reply!

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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, 2018, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-id-of-existing-document/135062/4 "2018-07-06T16:16:26Z")

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