# Update Index **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 24, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-index/7449 "2012-04-24T11:26:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andavar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c5a1d2/32.png) [@andavar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andavar)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-index/7449/1 "2012-04-24T11:26:31Z")
Dear Elastic Search User, ``` I come to know there is an UpdateRequest is availble in ES version0.19.0, and i can use it like ``` UpdateRequest updateRequest = new UpdateRequest(indexName,indexType,indexId); **client.update(updateRequest);** and I am not sure how to pass the updated source to do updateIndex. so far I am doing update index by the below steps in **ES version 0.18.7** by 1. GetRequest getRequest = new GetRequest(indexName,indexType, indexId); 2. GetResponse response = client.get(getRequest).get(); //document already existing in the elastic search engine 3 .Map\ responseSourceMap = response.getSource(); 3. responseSourceMap .put(document to update); 4. create a indexrequest with source as responseSourceMap 5. client.index(indexRequest); I have a question of what is the **advantage** of using **client.update(updateRequest)** instead of **client.index(indexRequest)** and **how to use properly client.update(updateRequest)**? Please share your thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![Igor\_Motov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/igor_motov/32/45193_2.png) [@Igor\_Motov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Igor_Motov)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-index/7449/2 "2012-04-24T13:56:17Z")
Update API allows you to change records on the server using a script without need to pull a record to the client, modify it and send it back to the server. Update API also uses versioning to ensure update consistency. So, in your examples operations 1-6 are done on the server including operation 4 that is specified as a script and runs on the elasticsearch server as well. See documentation [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/update.html) and discussion here [Update API: Allow to update a document based on a script · Issue #1583 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub](https://github.com/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/issues/1583) for more information. On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 7:26:32 AM UTC-4, Periyandavar wrote: > Dear Elastic Search User, > > ``` > I come to know there is an *UpdateRequest is availble in ES > > ``` > > version0.19.0\*, and i can use it like > UpdateRequest updateRequest = new > UpdateRequest(indexName,indexType,indexId); > _client.update(updateRequest);_ > and I am not sure how to pass the updated source to do updateIndex. > > so far I am doing update index by the below steps in\* ES version 0.18.7\* by > > 1. GetRequest getRequest = new GetRequest(indexName,indexType, indexId); > 2. GetResponse response = client.get(getRequest).get(); > //document already existing in the Elasticsearch engine > 3 .Map\ responseSourceMap = response.getSource(); > 3. responseSourceMap .put(document to update); > 4. create a indexrequest with source as responseSourceMap > 5. client.index(indexRequest); > > I have a question of what is the _advantage_ of using > _client.update(updateRequest)_ instead of _client.index(indexRequest)_ and > _how to use properly client.update(updateRequest)_? > Please share your thoughts. > > -- > View this message in context: > [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Update-Index-tp3935060p3935060.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Update-Index-tp3935060p3935060.html) > Sent from the Elasticsearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). ---
**Author:** ![andavar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c5a1d2/32.png) [@andavar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andavar)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-index/7449/3 "2012-04-24T15:12:51Z")
Thank you very much Igor Motov.. ---
**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, 2017, 3:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-index/7449/4 "2017-07-06T03:31:14Z")