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title sp_startpublication_snapshot (Transact-SQL)
description sp_startpublication_snapshot starts the Snapshot Agent job that generates the initial snapshot for a publication.
author markingmyname
ms.author maghan
ms.reviewer randolphwest
ms.date 06/23/2025
ms.service sql
ms.subservice replication
ms.topic reference
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sp_startpublication_snapshot_TSQL
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sp_startpublication_snapshot (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server]

Used to start the Snapshot Agent job that generates the initial snapshot for a publication. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.

:::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/topic-link-icon.svg" border="false"::: Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

sp_startpublication_snapshot
    [ @publication = ] N'publication'
    [ , [ @publisher = ] N'publisher' ]
[ ; ]

Arguments

[ @publication = ] N'publication'

The name of the publication. @publication is sysname, with no default.

[ @publisher = ] N'publisher'

The name of a non-[!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Publisher. @publisher is sysname, with a default of NULL. You shouldn't specify this parameter for a [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Publisher.

Return code values

0 (success) or 1 (failure).

Remarks

sp_startpublication_snapshot is used with all types of replication.

For a non-[!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Publisher, this stored procedure is executed at the Distributor on the distribution database.

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role or db_owner fixed database role can execute sp_startpublication_snapshot.

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