# Updating many documents **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 20, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-many-documents/7426 "2012-04-20T20:52:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marcin\_Dojwa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marcin_dojwa/32/2307_2.png) [@Marcin\_Dojwa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marcin_Dojwa)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-many-documents/7426/1 "2012-04-20T20:52:28Z")
Hi, Is it possible to do the \_update on documents matching given query or filter? I don't want to get all documents' ids matching the query and then update one by one if it is possible. Thanks. Best regards. ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-many-documents/7426/2 "2012-04-21T15:14:12Z")
No, there isn't a way to run an "update by query", there is an issue already open for this, but its not implemented. On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:52 PM, Marcin Dojwa [m.dojwa@livechatinc.com](mailto:m.dojwa@livechatinc.com)wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to do the \_update on documents matching given query or > filter? I don't want to get all documents' ids matching the query and then > update one by one if it is possible. > > Thanks. > Best regards. ---
**Author:** ![Marcin\_Dojwa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marcin_dojwa/32/2307_2.png) [@Marcin\_Dojwa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marcin_Dojwa)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-many-documents/7426/3 "2012-04-21T18:08:50Z")
Thanks for the answer. Do you know estimated time for this implementation to be done? Best regards W dniu sobota, 21 kwietnia 2012 użytkownik Shay Banon napisał: > No, there isn't a way to run an "update by query", there is an issue > already open for this, but its not implemented. > > On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:52 PM, Marcin Dojwa \<[m.dojwa@livechatinc.com](mailto:m.dojwa@livechatinc.com)\ > > > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Is it possible to do the \_update on documents matching given query or > > filter? I don't want to get all documents' ids matching the query and then > > update one by one if it is possible. > > > > Thanks. > > Best regards. ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-many-documents/7426/4 "2012-04-25T15:30:52Z")
There isn't a date set for it, its a bit tricky to implement, though obviously not impossible. 2012/4/21 Marcin Dojwa [m.dojwa@livechatinc.com](mailto:m.dojwa@livechatinc.com) > Thanks for the answer. Do you know estimated time for this implementation > to be done? > > Best regards > > W dniu sobota, 21 kwietnia 2012 użytkownik Shay Banon napisał: > > No, there isn't a way to run an "update by query", there is an issue > > > already open for this, but its not implemented. > > > > On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:52 PM, Marcin Dojwa [m.dojwa@livechatinc.com](mailto:m.dojwa@livechatinc.com)wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Is it possible to do the \_update on documents matching given query or > > > filter? I don't want to get all documents' ids matching the query and then > > > update one by one if it is possible. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > Best regards. ---
**Author:** ![Marcin\_Dojwa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marcin_dojwa/32/2307_2.png) [@Marcin\_Dojwa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marcin_Dojwa)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-many-documents/7426/5 "2012-04-25T16:08:17Z")
Thanks, I will be waiting for it patiently 🙂 Best regards. W dniu 25 kwietnia 2012 17:30 użytkownik Shay Banon [kimchy@gmail.com](mailto:kimchy@gmail.com)napisał: > There isn't a date set for it, its a bit tricky to implement, though > obviously not impossible. > > 2012/4/21 Marcin Dojwa [m.dojwa@livechatinc.com](mailto:m.dojwa@livechatinc.com) > > > Thanks for the answer. Do you know estimated time for this implementation > > to be done? > > > > Best regards > > > > W dniu sobota, 21 kwietnia 2012 użytkownik Shay Banon napisał: > > > > No, there isn't a way to run an "update by query", there is an issue > > > > > already open for this, but its not implemented. > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 11:52 PM, Marcin Dojwa [m.dojwa@livechatinc.com](mailto:m.dojwa@livechatinc.com)wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Is it possible to do the \_update on documents matching given query or > > > > filter? I don't want to get all documents' ids matching the query and then > > > > update one by one if it is possible. > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > Best regards. ---
**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/updating-many-documents/7426/6 "2017-07-06T03:31:04Z")