nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/100.data-sources/030.sync-with-data-source.md

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title: 'Sync with Data source'
description: 'Learn how to sync changes done in external data source with NocoDB.'
tags: ['Data Sources', 'Sync', 'External', 'PG', 'MySQL']
keywords: ['NocoDB data source', 'connect data source', 'external data source', 'PG data source', 'MySQL data source']
---

To sync changes done in the external data source with NocoDB, Open [Data Sources](010.data-source-overview.md#accessing-data-sources) tab in the Base Settings, 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
  
![sync metadata](/img/v2/data-source/data-source-meta-sync-1.png)  
  
![sync metadata](/img/v2/data-source/data-source-meta-sync-2.png)

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.