---
title: "POST /v1/{+object}:startBackfillJob"
method: POST
path: "/v1/{+object}:startBackfillJob"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# POST /v1/{+object}:startBackfillJob

`POST /v1/{+object}:startBackfillJob`

Use this method to start a backfill job for the specified stream object.

## Path parameters

- `object` string, required

## Request body

- StartBackfillJobRequest — Request for manually initiating a backfill job for a specific stream object.
  - `eventFilter` EventFilter — Represents a filter for included data on a stream object.
    - `sqlWhereClause` string — An SQL-query Where clause selecting which data should be included, not including the "WHERE" keyword. e.g., `t.key1 = 'value1' AND t.key2 = 'value2'`

## Response `200`

Successful response

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