# Update registry via the Pkg API?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/update-registry-via-the-pkg-api/75397
**Category:** Package Management
**Created:** [January 28, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/update-registry-via-the-pkg-api/75397 "2022-01-28T22:04:13Z")
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### Author: ![thompsonmj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/thompsonmj/32/25172_2.png) [@thompsonmj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/thompsonmj)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2022, 10:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/update-registry-via-the-pkg-api/75397/1 "2022-01-28T22:04:13Z")

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How can `]registry up` be done with `Pkg.etc` syntax (e.g. from inside a `*.jl` file)?

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### Author: ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/update-registry-via-the-pkg-api/75397/2 "2022-01-28T22:09:30Z")

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You can do this via [`Pkg.Registry.update()`](https://pkgdocs.julialang.org/v1/api/#Pkg.Registry.update).