# Sync with Data Source

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URL: https://nocodb.com/docs/product/integrations/data-sources/sync-with-data-source
Last updated: 2026-09-25

Learn how to sync changes done in external data source with NocoDB.

To sync changes done in the external data source with NocoDB, open **External Database** in **Base Settings** → **Manage**, select the data source you wish to sync metadata for, and follow the steps below:

1. Click on the `Meta Sync` tab
2. Click on the `Reload` button to refresh Sync state (Optional)
3. Any changes to the metadata identified will be listed in the `Sync State` column
4. Click on `Sync Now` button to sync the metadata changes
5. Once the sync is complete, you can see the updated state in the `Sync State` column

<img alt="The Meta Sync tab listing each table's sync state" src={__img0} placeholder="blur" />

<img alt="The sync log after Sync Now completes" src={__img1} placeholder="blur" />

After the sync is complete, you can see the updated state in the `Sync State` column.\
Sync modal also marks `Tables metadata is in Sync` in the header.

## Related

* [Accessing `Data Sources`](/docs/product/integrations/data-sources#accessing-data-sources)

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## Related pages

- [Connect to a Data Source](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/integrations/data-sources/connect-to-data-source.md): Learn how to connect to an external data-source (PG/MySQL) in NocoDB.
- [Actions on Data Sources](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/integrations/data-sources/actions-on-data-sources.md): Learn more about actions that can be performed on data sources in NocoDB.
- [Updating Secrets](https://nocodb.com/docs/product/integrations/data-sources/updating-secret.md): Learn how to update secrets in NocoDB using the nc-secret-mgr package.