# Update multiple documents by java client
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-multiple-documents-by-java-client/96343
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [August 8, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-multiple-documents-by-java-client/96343 "2017-08-08T21:07:48Z")
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### Author:  [@Jessec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jessec)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-multiple-documents-by-java-client/96343/1 "2017-08-08T21:07:48Z")
In my project I want to update multiple documents that match a filter. I look up "Update" in the official references and found:
"Note that as of this writing, updates can only be performed on a single document at a time. In the future, Elasticsearch might provide the ability to update multiple documents given a query condition (like an SQL UPDATE-WHERE statement)."
I feel that this use case is pretty common. What is the best way to handle it by using java client?
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 5, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-multiple-documents-by-java-client/96343/2 "2017-09-05T21:10:22Z")
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