Start an existing synchronization job. If the job is in a paused state, it continues processing changes from the point where it was paused. If the job is in quarantine, the quarantine status is cleared. Don't create scripts to call the start job continuously while it's running because that can cause the service to stop running. Use the start job only when the job is currently paused or in quarantine.
Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.
Permission type
Least privileged permissions
Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)
Synchronization.ReadWrite.All
Not available.
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)
Not supported.
Not supported.
Application
Application.ReadWrite.OwnedBy
Synchronization.ReadWrite.All
To configure application provisioning or HR-driven provisioning, the calling user must also be assigned at least the Application Administrator or Cloud Application Administratordirectory role.
To configure Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync, the calling user must also be assigned at least the Hybrid Identity Administrator directory role.
HTTP Request
POST /servicePrincipals/{id}/synchronization/jobs/{jobId}/start
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/servicePrincipals/{id}/synchronization/jobs/{jobId}/start
// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 5.x
// To initialize your graphClient, see https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=csharp
await graphClient.ServicePrincipals["{servicePrincipal-id}"].Synchronization.Jobs["{synchronizationJob-id}"].Start.PostAsync();
// Code snippets are only available for the latest major version. Current major version is $v1.*
// Dependencies
import (
"context"
msgraphsdk "github.com/microsoftgraph/msgraph-sdk-go"
//other-imports
)
// To initialize your graphClient, see https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/graph/sdks/create-client?from=snippets&tabs=go
graphClient.ServicePrincipals().ByServicePrincipalId("servicePrincipal-id").Synchronization().Jobs().BySynchronizationJobId("synchronizationJob-id").Start().Post(context.Background(), nil)
// Code snippets are only available for the latest version. Current version is 6.x
GraphServiceClient graphClient = new GraphServiceClient(requestAdapter);
graphClient.servicePrincipals().byServicePrincipalId("{servicePrincipal-id}").synchronization().jobs().bySynchronizationJobId("{synchronizationJob-id}").start().post();
<?php
use Microsoft\Graph\GraphServiceClient;
$graphServiceClient = new GraphServiceClient($tokenRequestContext, $scopes);
$graphServiceClient->servicePrincipals()->byServicePrincipalId('servicePrincipal-id')->synchronization()->jobs()->bySynchronizationJobId('synchronizationJob-id')->start()->post()->wait();
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