How to Trigger Syncs Manually

To enable manual sync scheduling for a connector, specify manual as a value of the schedule_type parameter using the Modify a Connector endpoint. The manual sync scheduling ignores the set sync_frequency.

IMPORTANT: Sync rescheduling only works with automatic sync scheduling. You must manually trigger your syncs after you set the sync scheduling for your connector to manual. If a manually-triggered sync was rescheduled, you must manually re-trigger that sync.

For example, let's say we want to enable manual sync scheduling for connector connector_id_1 and trigger its sync.

Use the example request below to switch your connector's schedule_type to manual:
PATCH https://api.fivetran.com/v1/connectors/connector_id_1
```
{
    "schedule_type": "manual",
    "run_setup_tests": false
}
```
Next, use the Sync Connector Data endpoint to trigger a data sync according to your own schedule. Alternatively, you can trigger a sync in your Fivetran dashboard.
POST https://api.fivetran.com/v1/connectors/{connector_id}/sync
```
{
   "force": true
}
```
NOTE: Using the "force": true payload parameter in the request stops a sync that is in progress. Leave the payload empty if you don't want to stop a current sync.