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Data Transmission Service:Query the status of a data synchronization job

Last Updated:Nov 11, 2025

This topic describes how to call the DescribeSynchronizationJobStatus operation to query the status of a data synchronization job.

Test

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Request parameters

Name

Type

Required

Example

Description

Action String Yes DescribeSynchronizationJobStatus

The required parameter. Set the value to DescribeSynchronizationJobStatus.

RegionId String No cn-hangzhou

The ID of the region where the data synchronization instance resides. For more information, see Supported regions.

SynchronizationJobId String Yes dtsexjk1alb116****

The ID of the data synchronization job. You can call the DescribeSynchronizationJobs operation to query the job ID.

SynchronizationDirection String No Forward

The synchronization direction. Valid values:

  • Forward: The data is synchronized from the source database to the destination database.
  • Reverse: The data is synchronized from the destination database to the source database.
Note The default value is Forward.

The value Reverse takes effect only if the topology of the data synchronization job is two-way synchronization.

ClientToken String No 0c593ea1-3bea-11e9-b96b-88e9fe63****

A client token that is used to ensure the idempotence of the request. Generate a parameter value from your client to make sure that the value is unique among different requests. The ClientToken parameter can contain only ASCII characters and cannot exceed 64 characters in length.

AccountId String No 12323344****

The ID of the Alibaba Cloud account. You do not need to set this parameter because this parameter will be deprecated.

ResourceGroupId String No rg-acfmzawhxxc****

The ID of the resource group.

Response parameters

Name

Type

Example

Description

SynchronizationJobName String MySQL synchronization

The name of the data synchronization job.

Status String synchronizing

The status of the data synchronization job. Valid values:

  • notStarted: The job is not started.
  • prechecking: The job is in precheck.
  • precheckFailed: The job failed the precheck.
  • initializating: The job is in initial synchronization.
  • initializeFailed: The job failed the initial synchronization.
  • synchronizing: The job is in synchronization.
  • failed: The job failed.
  • suspending: The job is paused.
  • modifying: The synchronization objects are being modified.
  • finished: The job is complete.
DataInitialization String true

Indicates whether initial full data synchronization is performed. Valid values:

  • true: Yes.
  • false: No.
Delay String 0

The synchronization latency in seconds.

ErrorMessage String DTS-070211: Connect Source DB failed. cause by [com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLNonTransientConnectionException:Could not create connection to database server. Attempted reconnect 3 times. Giving up.][com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.CommunicationsException:Communications link failure\n\nThe last packet sent successfully to the server was 0 milliseconds ago. The driver has not received any packets from the server.][java.net.ConnectException:Connection timed out (Connection timed out)] About more information in [https://yq.aliyun.com/articles/499178].

The error message returned if data synchronization fails.

ExpireTime String 2021-03-07T16:00:00Z

The expiration time of the data synchronization job. The time is in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ format. The time is displayed in UTC.

Note This parameter is returned only if the return value of the PayType parameter is PrePaid.
ErrCode String InternalError

The error code returned if the call fails.

Success String true

Indicates whether the request was successful.

StructureInitialization String true

Indicates whether initial schema synchronization is performed. Valid values:

  • true: Yes.
  • false: No.
PayType String PrePaid

The billing method of the data synchronization job. Valid values:

  • PrePaid: subscription.
  • PostPaid: pay-as-you-go.
ErrMessage String The request processing has failed due to some unknown error.

The error message returned if the call fails.

SynchronizationJobClass String large

The specification of the data synchronization job.

RequestId String DACDF659-AFC6-4DC8-ADB8-4569419A4****

The ID of the request.

SynchronizationJobId String dtsexjk1alb116****

The ID of the data synchronization job.

DelayMillis Long 506

The synchronization latency in milliseconds.

SynchronizationDirection String Forward

The synchronization direction. Valid values:

  • Forward: The data is synchronized from the source database to the destination database.
  • Reverse: The data is synchronized from the destination database to the source database.
TaskId String exjk1alb116****

The ID of the data synchronization task.

Checkpoint String 1610616144

The timestamp of the latest synchronized data record. This is a UNIX timestamp.

Note You can use a search engine to find a UNIX timestamp converter.
DataInitializationStatus Object

The status of initial full data synchronization.

Status String Finished

The status of initial full data synchronization. Valid values:

  • NotStarted: The synchronization is not started.
  • Migrating: The synchronization is in progress.
  • Failed: The synchronization failed.
  • Finished: The synchronization is complete.
Percent String 100

The progress of initial full data synchronization in percentage.

ErrorMessage String java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: ""

The error message returned if initial full data synchronization fails.

Progress String 200001

The number of records that have been synchronized during initial full data synchronization.

DataSynchronizationStatus Object

The status of incremental data synchronization.

Status String Finished

The status of incremental data synchronization. Valid values:

  • NotStarted: The synchronization is not started.
  • Migrating: The synchronization is in progress.
  • Failed: The synchronization failed.
  • Finished: The synchronization is complete.
Delay String 0

The latency of incremental data synchronization in seconds.

Percent String 100

The progress of incremental data synchronization in percentage.

ErrorMessage String The task has failed for too long and cannot be recovered.

The error message returned if incremental data synchronization fails.

DelayMillis Long 856

The latency of incremental data synchronization in milliseconds.

Checkpoint String 1610709865

The timestamp of the latest synchronized data record. This is a UNIX timestamp.

DestinationEndpoint Object

The connection settings of the destination instance.

InstanceId String rm-bp162d4tp0500****

The ID of the destination instance.

IP String 172.16.88.***

The endpoint of the destination instance.

InstanceType String RDS

The type of the destination instance.

Port String 3306

The service port of the destination database.

UserName String dtstest

The database account of the destination instance.

EngineName String MySQL

The database type of the destination instance.

Performance Object

Synchronization link overview.

RPS String 100

The number of SQL statements that are synchronized per second. This includes BEGIN, COMMIT, Data Manipulation Language (DML), and Data Definition Language (DDL) statements.

FLOW String 1

The data traffic synchronized per second, in MB/s.

PrecheckStatus Object

The precheck status.

Status String Success

The precheck result. Valid values:

  • Success: The job passed the precheck.
  • Failed: The job failed the precheck.
Percent String 100

The overall progress of the precheck in percentage.

Detail Array of CheckItem

The details of each precheck item.

CheckStatus String Success

The check result. Valid values:

  • Success: The item passed the check.
  • Failed: The item failed the check.
ErrorMessage String Original error: Access denied for user 'dtstest'@'100.104.***.**' (using password: YES)

The error message returned if the precheck fails.

Note This parameter is returned only if the return value of the CheckStatus parameter is Failed.
ItemName String CHECK_CONN_SRC

The precheck item.

RepairMethod String CHECK_ERROR_DEST_CONN_REPAIR2

The method to fix a precheck failure.

Note This parameter is returned only if the return value of the CheckStatus parameter is Failed.
SourceEndpoint Object

The connection settings of the source instance.

InstanceId String rm-bp1i99e8l7913****

The ID of the source instance.

IP String 172.16.88.***

The endpoint of the source instance.

InstanceType String RDS

The type of the source instance.

Port String 3306

The service port of the source database.

UserName String dtstest

The database account of the source instance.

EngineName String MySQL

The database type of the source instance.

StructureInitializationStatus Object

The status of initial schema synchronization.

Status String Finished

The status of initial schema synchronization. Valid values:

  • NotStarted: The synchronization is not started.
  • Migrating: The synchronization is in progress.
  • Failed: The synchronization failed.
  • Finished: The synchronization is complete.
Percent String 100

The progress of initial schema synchronization in percentage.

ErrorMessage String DTS-1020042 Execute sql error sql: ERROR: type "geometry" does not exist;

The error message returned if an exception occurs during initial schema synchronization.

Progress String 1

The number of tables whose schemas have been synchronized.

SynchronizationObjects Array of SynchronizationObject

The synchronization objects.

NewSchemaName String newdtstestdatabase

The name of the database to be synchronized that is mapped to the destination database.

SchemaName String dtstestdatabase

The name of the database to be synchronized.

TableExcludes Array of TableExclude

The tables that are excluded from the synchronization task in the database. These tables are not synchronized.

TableName String order

The name of the excluded table.

TableIncludes Array of TableInclude

The tables to be synchronized.

TableName String customer

The name of the table to be synchronized.

Examples

Sample request

http(s)://dts.aliyuncs.com/?Action=DescribeSynchronizationJobStatus
&SynchronizationJobId=dtsexjk1alb116****
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success response

XML format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/xml

<DescribeSynchronizationJobStatusResponse>
    <TaskId>exjk1alb116****</TaskId>
    <SynchronizationObjects>
        <SchemaName>newdtstestdatabase</SchemaName>
        <NewSchemaName>dtstestdatabase</NewSchemaName>
    </SynchronizationObjects>
    <DataInitializationStatus>
        <Status>Finished</Status>
        <Progress>200001</Progress>
        <Percent>100</Percent>
    </DataInitializationStatus>
    <Delay>0</Delay>
    <Success>true</Success>
    <DelayMillis>0</DelayMillis>
    <DataInitialization>true</DataInitialization>
    <SynchronizationJobClass>large</SynchronizationJobClass>
    <Status>synchronizing</Status>
    <RequestId>DACDF659-AFC6-4DC8-ADB8-4569419A****</RequestId>
    <SynchronizationJobName>MySQL synchronization</SynchronizationJobName>
    <PayType>PostPaid</PayType>
    <ErrMessage/>
    <PrecheckStatus>
        <Status>Finished</Status>
        <Percent>100</Percent>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_CONN_SRC</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_AUTH_SRC</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_CONN_DEST</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_AUTH_DEST</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_BINLOG_ON</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_BINLOG_MODE</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_BINLOG_ROW_IMAGE</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_SERVER_ID</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_BINLOG_EXIST</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_ENGINE</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_MYSQL_PASSOWRD_FORMAT</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_SRC</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_SAME_OBJ</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_SQL_MODE</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_SAME_USER</ItemName>
        </Detail>
        <Detail>
            <CheckStatus>Success</CheckStatus>
            <ItemName>CHECK_TOPOLOGY</ItemName>
        </Detail>
    </PrecheckStatus>
    <Checkpoint>1610616144</Checkpoint>
    <SynchronizationJobId>dtsexjk1alb116****</SynchronizationJobId>
    <DestinationEndpoint>
        <InstanceId>rm-bp1u40w1ip917****</InstanceId>
        <InstanceType>RDS</InstanceType>
        <EngineName>MySQL</EngineName>
    </DestinationEndpoint>
    <SourceEndpoint>
        <InstanceId>rm-bp1i99e8l7913****</InstanceId>
        <InstanceType>RDS</InstanceType>
        <EngineName>MySQL</EngineName>
    </SourceEndpoint>
    <StructureInitialization>true</StructureInitialization>
    <Performance>
        <RPS>0</RPS>
        <FLOW>0.00MB/s</FLOW>
    </Performance>
    <StructureInitializationStatus>
        <Status>Finished</Status>
        <Progress>1</Progress>
        <Percent>100</Percent>
    </StructureInitializationStatus>
</DescribeSynchronizationJobStatusResponse>

JSON format

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type:application/json

{
  "TaskId" : "exjk1alb116****",
  "SynchronizationObjects" : [ {
    "TableIncludes" : [ ],
    "TableExcludes" : [ ],
    "SchemaName" : "newdtstestdatabase",
    "NewSchemaName" : "dtstestdatabase"
  } ],
  "DataInitializationStatus" : {
    "Status" : "Finished",
    "Progress" : "200001",
    "Percent" : "100"
  },
  "Delay" : "0",
  "Success" : true,
  "DelayMillis" : 0,
  "DataInitialization" : true,
  "SynchronizationJobClass" : "large",
  "Status" : "synchronizing",
  "RequestId" : "DACDF659-AFC6-4DC8-ADB8-4569419A****",
  "SynchronizationJobName" : "MySQL synchronization",
  "PayType" : "PostPaid",
  "ErrMessage" : "",
  "PrecheckStatus" : {
    "Status" : "Finished",
    "Percent" : "100",
    "Detail" : [ {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_CONN_SRC"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_AUTH_SRC"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_CONN_DEST"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_AUTH_DEST"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_BINLOG_ON"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_BINLOG_MODE"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_BINLOG_ROW_IMAGE"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_SERVER_ID"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_BINLOG_EXIST"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_ENGINE"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_MYSQL_PASSOWRD_FORMAT"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_SRC"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_SAME_OBJ"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_SQL_MODE"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_SAME_USER"
    }, {
      "CheckStatus" : "Success",
      "ItemName" : "CHECK_TOPOLOGY"
    } ]
  },
  "Checkpoint" : "1610616144",
  "SynchronizationJobId" : "dtsexjk1alb116****",
  "DestinationEndpoint" : {
    "InstanceId" : "rm-bp1u40w1ip917****",
    "InstanceType" : "RDS",
    "EngineName" : "MySQL"
  },
  "SourceEndpoint" : {
    "InstanceId" : "rm-bp1i99e8l7913****",
    "InstanceType" : "RDS",
    "EngineName" : "MySQL"
  },
  "StructureInitialization" : true,
  "Performance" : {
    "RPS" : "0",
    "FLOW" : "0.00MB/s"
  },
  "StructureInitializationStatus" : {
    "Status" : "Finished",
    "Progress" : "1",
    "Percent" : "100"
  }
}

Error codes

HTTP status code

Error code

Error message

Description

400 Throttling.User Request was denied due to user flow control. The request was rejected because the request frequency reached the threshold. Try again later.
403 InvalidSecurityToken.Expired Specified SecurityToken is expired. The specified security token has expired. Update the signature.
500 ServiceUnavailable The request has failed due to a temporary failure of the server. The request failed because the server timed out or was unavailable. Try again. If the request fails again, contact technical support.

For a list of error codes, see the Error Center.