# Updating Elasticsearch Document

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-elasticsearch-document/265705>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 27, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-elasticsearch-document/265705 "2021-02-27T22:44:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![vstevenson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vstevenson/32/54354_2.png) [@vstevenson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vstevenson)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-elasticsearch-document/265705/1 "2021-02-27T22:44:54Z")

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I am running into trouble when I try to update a field within my document.

Here's my JSON call:

```auto
    POST vs-users/_update/bwMNiyZZMg4jZVMdueaZ6m
    {
      "name": "abc"
    }

```

I get this error:

```auto
    {
      "error" : {
        "root_cause" : [
          {
            "type" : "x_content_parse_exception",
            "reason" : "[2:3] [UpdateRequest] unknown field [name]"
          }
        ],
        "type" : "x_content_parse_exception",
        "reason" : "[2:3] [UpdateRequest] unknown field [name]"
      },
      "status" : 400
    }

```

'name' is a field name in my index, what can I do to resolve this? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![vstevenson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vstevenson/32/54354_2.png) [@vstevenson](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vstevenson)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-elasticsearch-document/265705/2 "2021-02-27T22:46:43Z")

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I was able to resolve this by doing the following:

```auto
{
  "doc": {
    "name": "abc"
  }
}

```

Thanks!

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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:** [March 27, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-elasticsearch-document/265705/3 "2021-03-27T22:47:03Z")

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