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The update API allows updates of a specific document using the given script.
In the following example, we will index a document that also tracks how many times a character has said the given quote, and then we will update the times field.

'use strict'

const { Client } = require('@elastic/elasticsearch')
const client = new Client({ node: 'http://localhost:9200' })

async function run () {
  await client.index({
    index: 'game-of-thrones',
    id: '1',
    body: {
      character: 'Ned Stark',
      quote: 'Winter is coming.',
      times: 0
    }
  })

  await client.update({
    index: 'game-of-thrones',
    id: '1',
    body: {
      script: {
        lang: 'painless',
        source: 'ctx._source.times++'
        // you can also use parameters
        // source: 'ctx._source.times += params.count',
        // params: { count: 1 }
      }
    }
  })

  const { body } = await client.get({
    index: 'game-of-thrones',
    id: '1'
  })

  console.log(body)
}

run().catch(console.log)

With the update API, you can also run a partial update of a document.

'use strict'

const { Client } = require('@elastic/elasticsearch')
const client = new Client({ node: 'http://localhost:9200' })

async function run () {
  await client.index({
    index: 'game-of-thrones',
    id: '1',
    body: {
      character: 'Ned Stark',
      quote: 'Winter is coming.',
      isAlive: true
    }
  })

  await client.update({
    index: 'game-of-thrones',
    id: '1',
    body: {
      doc: {
        isAlive: false
      }
    }
  })

  const { body } = await client.get({
    index: 'game-of-thrones',
    id: '1'
  })

  console.log(body)
}

run().catch(console.log)
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