# Are the update calls called asynchronously?

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**Created:** [July 18, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/are-the-update-calls-called-asynchronously/3315 "2021-07-18T20:35:05Z")\
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Are the update() methods called asynchronously? If not can they be?

```
module.exports = {
	panels: {
		"elementDialog": {
			async update() {
			     // is asynchronous?
			}
		}
	}
}

```

[https://www.adobe.io/xd/uxp/develop/plugin-development/plugin-structure/handlers/#panel](https://www.adobe.io/xd/uxp/develop/plugin-development/plugin-structure/handlers/#panel)