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# Data Transfer
### **Data Transfer**
The data transfer APIs allow initiating data transfer on a connection and getting the status of the transfer.
#### **Initiate Transfer**
This API can be used to initiate transfer on an active connection. Run time parameters can also be passed during the initiate transfer call.
```
POST /es/v2/data//transfer
```
**Query parameters**
```
&accountId= // Required for data transfers in sub-accounts
```
**Request Body:**
```
{
"configuration": {
"source": {
},
"destination": {
}
}
// run time configuration
}
```
**Response:**
```
{
"id": string, // batch_id
"status": string // in-progress / failure / success
}
```
**Sample Curl::**
```
curl --location --globoff '/es/v2/data/825c0cb809444dba/transfer?account_id=da85fa0834e1bb11}}' \
--header ''Authorization: Bearer f571a1ea-bd6a-487e-a33f-3999bf00b060' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{
"configuration": {
"source": {
"bucketURI": "s3://snowflake-native-app-test/connectors/sample"
}
}
}'
```
#### **Get Request Status**
This API allows fetching status of ongoing or completed data transfers.
```
GET /es/v2/data//status/
```
**Query parameters**
```
&accountId= // Required for data transfers in sub-accounts
```
**Response:**
```
{
"id": string,
"status": string // pending / failure / success
}
```
**Sample Curl::**
```
curl --location '/es/v2/data/849b79953b98feac/status/c21c77079c084d0c9846259bf564c070?accountId=a3ba4fbd9d51df11' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer c076dc2e-d0c2-4d4d-ab13-e4e3dd555fc0'
```