# Update record in elasticsearch
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-record-in-elasticsearch/170410
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 28, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-record-in-elasticsearch/170410 "2019-02-28T21:46:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@rajatdey80](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rajatdey80)
#### Post date: [February 28, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-record-in-elasticsearch/170410/1 "2019-02-28T21:46:32Z")
Hi All. ,
**I am not an expert in Elasticsearch, hence forgive me if this question is very silly . I am trying to update a record in. elastic search but unable to achieve the goal. .**
**Elastic Version. : 6.6.** \*
Requirement :- To update the field value.
Field name :- Source
Current Value. :- %{[beat][hostname]}"
New Value. :- LMSS\_APP\_LOGIN
Update when matching condition
I tried following. :- but no luck.
_curl -X POST "[http://localhost:9200/graylog](http://localhost:9200/graylog)_ \*/ _update\_by\_query" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d'_
_{_
\_ "script": {\_
\_ "inline":\_
\_ "ctx. _source.data.oldValues.source=ctx. source.data.currentValues.source;
\_ ctx. source.data.currentValues.source=params.newState.source;",
\_ "params": {_
\_ "newState": {"source": "LMSS\_APP\_LOGIN" }\_
\_ }\_
\_ },\_
\_ "query": {\_
\_ "term": {\_
\_ "environment": "LMSS"\_
\_ }\_
\_ }\_
_}_
'
}
Thrown following error.
**{"error":{"root\_cause":[{"type":"json\_parse\_exception","reason":"Illegal unquoted character ((CTRL-CHAR, code 10)): has to be escaped using backslash to be included in string value\n at [Source: org.elasticsearch.transport.netty4.ByteBufStreamInput@4ffc89c7; line: 5, column: 79]"}],"type":"json\_parse\_exception","reason":"Illegal unquoted character ((CTRL-CHAR, code 10)): has to be escaped using backslash to be included in string value\n at [Source: org.elasticsearch.transport.netty4.ByteBufStreamInput@4ffc89c7; line: 5, column: 79]"},"status":500}[root@rootlm01 scripts]#**
**[root@rootlm01 scripts]#**
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-record-in-elasticsearch/170410/2 "2019-03-01T01:38:31Z")
You already asked in [Need Help to Update Record in Elasticsearch Index](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-to-update-record-in-elasticsearch-index/169295). Let's keep the discussion there. No need to open a new question. The right thing to do is to ask again on the other thread which you just did as well.
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2019, 1:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-record-in-elasticsearch/170410/3 "2019-03-01T01:38:36Z")