Update a document using another field than _id in ElasticSearch

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I would like to do a partial update of a document in ElasticSearch 2.3. The documentation shows:

POST /website/blog/1/_update
{
   "doc" : {
      "tags" : [ "testing" ],
      "views": 0
   }
}

Is there a way to update a document using another field other than the _id (here 1) to identify the document?

Andrei Stefan · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-13 11:05:48Z

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Use update_by_query API and run a query which will select the documents that match the other field that you want. Basically, with that query you identify the documents you want to update following your own rules.

answered Jul 13, 2016 at 11:05

Andrei Stefan

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poiuytrez Over a year ago

I am glad to have upgraded to ElasticSearch 2.3 recently as it is a new feature !

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