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Elasticsearch-py Bulk Update Script With Query?

I'd like to use the bulk update api with a script, but i would like to apply the update via a query- and not an id.

A standard bulk-update payload looks something like this-

{
  "_index": "users",
  "_type": "user",
  "_op_type": "update",
  "_id": "123",
  "script": { ... }
}

But i'd like to instead replace the _id property with a query-

{
  "_index": "users",
  "_type": "user",
  "_op_type": "update",
  "_query": {"query": {"range": {"age": {"gte": 30}}}},
  "script": { ... }
}

Is this possible with the bulk update api? Do I need to run this as a standard update via script api request?

Solution

  • I don't think this is possible with bulk API. What I think you really need is update_by_query method. For more details, check examples in the documentation.