Throttle an update by query operation

  • POST /_update_by_query/{task_id}/_rethrottle

Change the number of requests per second for a particular update by query operation. Rethrottling that speeds up the query takes effect immediately but rethrotting that slows down the query takes effect after completing the current batch to prevent scroll timeouts.

Path Parameters

task_id string Id required

The ID for the task.

Query Parameters

requests_per_second number required

The throttle for this request in sub-requests per second. To turn off throttling, set it to -1.

Response