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# Synchronization endpoints

The synchronization REST API exposes the following endpoints.

| Method                                                                  | Description                                                                                  |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| POST `/import/synchronize/<synchronization_id>/batch/<file_format>-job` | Start or continue a synchronization cycle by providing a list of import commands to execute. |
| POST `/import/synchronize/<synchronization_id>/finalize/job`            | Terminate a synchronization cycle.                                                           |
| POST `/import/synchronize/<synchronization_id>/<file_format>-job`       | Execute a full synchronization cycle in one single REST call.                                |

{% hint style="info" %}

* `<synchronization_id>` is the [ID](/api/guides/import-api/synchronization/synchronization-id.md) assigned to your synchronization
* `<file_format>` is either [`json`](/api/guides/import-api/importing-json-files.md), [`csv`](/api/guides/import-api/importing-csv-and-excel-files/importing-csv-files.md), or [`excel`](/api/guides/import-api/importing-csv-and-excel-files/importing-excel-files.md) depending on the used import file format.
  {% endhint %}