# Updating timefield by query

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-timefield-by-query/112379>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 19, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-timefield-by-query/112379 "2017-12-19T08:53:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![emil.mirzayev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@emil.mirzayev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/emil.mirzayev)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-timefield-by-query/112379/1 "2017-12-19T08:53:26Z")

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Hi. I have an index called devices where device created is my timefield. I want to shift all device created fields by several days, let's say by 20 days, back. Is it possible to do it via scripts?

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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:** [January 16, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/updating-timefield-by-query/112379/2 "2018-01-16T08:53:39Z")

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Closed on January 16, 2018, 8:53am UTC

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