# Update values by curl cmd

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-values-by-curl-cmd/249386>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 21, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-values-by-curl-cmd/249386 "2020-09-21T15:16:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cyril\_Guiet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cyril_guiet/32/48107_2.png) [@Cyril\_Guiet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Cyril_Guiet)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-values-by-curl-cmd/249386/1 "2020-09-21T15:16:47Z")

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Hello !

Can I update the "instanceof" values by there equivalents labels ( **municipalities and cities of Serbia == Q783930** ) by curl API ?

Thanks 🙂

**returned answer sample:**  
{  
"\_index" : "enwiki\_latest",  
"\_type" : "\_doc",  
"\_id" : "Q714606",  
"\_score" : 40.787083,  
"\_source" : {  
"descriptions" : "Municipality of Belgrade, Serbia",  
"labels" : "Lazarevac",  
"instanceof" : [  
"Q783930",  
"Q515",  
"Q56061",  
"Q1267939",  
"Q648681"  
]  
},  
"matched\_queries" : [  
"belgrade"  
]  
}

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-values-by-curl-cmd/249386/2 "2020-09-21T15:57:23Z")

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Are you looking for [Update By Query API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-update-by-query.html)?

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**Author:** ![Cyril\_Guiet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cyril_guiet/32/48107_2.png) [@Cyril\_Guiet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Cyril_Guiet)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-values-by-curl-cmd/249386/3 "2020-09-21T15:59:18Z")

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Okay !

curl -X POST "localhost:9200/enwiki\_latest/\_update/Q2900589?pretty" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d'  
{  
"doc" : {  
"instanceof" : [  
"human settlement"  
]  
}  
}  
'

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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:** [October 19, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/update-values-by-curl-cmd/249386/4 "2020-10-19T15:59:33Z")

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