# dap syncdb

Automatically retrieves incremental updates of a table, connects to your database, and applies these updates to the target table. This process is handled within a single atomic transaction, ensuring that, in case of an error, the data in your database remains consistent. Only tables that were created by `dap initdb` can be synchronized using `dap syncdb`.

{% hint style="warning" %}
The timestamp for performing incremental queries is stored in the `dap_meta` table, along with other metadata about synchronized tables. The `dap_meta` table is maintained by the DAP client library and should not be modified or dropped.
{% endhint %}

### Usage

```
dap [arguments] syncdb [flags]
```

### Options

**`--namespace <string>`**\
Specifies the data source (namespace). Available options: {canvas, canvas\_logs, catalog, new\_quizzes}.

**`--table <string>`**\
Specifies the table(s) to fetch data from. Can be a single table name, a comma separated list of table names or the special `all` keyword to fetch all tables in the namespace.

### Global options

**`--client-id <string>`**\
Client ID obtained from the Identity Service. Skip, if `DAP_CLIENT_ID` environment variable is set.

**`--client-secret <string>`**\
Client Secret obtained from the Identity Service. Skip, if `DAP_CLIENT_SECRET` environment variable is set.

**`--connection-string <string>`**\
The connection string used to connect to the target database. It must follow RFC 3986 format:\
`dialect://username:password@host:port/database`. Skip, if `DAP_CONNECTION_STRING` environment variable is set.

**`-h, --help`**\
Displays help information for the command.

### Examples

Get new or modified records of the `courses` table from the `canvas` namespace and insert into your database:\
`$ dap syncdb --namespace canvas --table courses`

Get new or modified records of multiple tables or all tables of the `canvas` namespace:\
`$ dap syncdb --namespace canvas --table courses,users,wikis` `$ dap syncdb --namespace canvas --table all`

Same example with the connection string defined in the command\
`$dap syncdb --namespace canvas --table courses --connection-string postgresql://scott:password@server.example.com/testdb`

### Related Resources

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