# transfer

Transfer data between warehouses. Waits for completion by default.

```bash
carto transfer --source-connection <n> --dest-connection <n> --source-table <t> --dest-table <t>
carto transfer status <jobId>                   # Fetch status of an async transfer job
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Transfer requires the DuckDB import engine to be enabled for your account.
{% endhint %}

## Options

| Option                       | Description                                |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| `--source-connection <name>` | (Required) Source connection name.         |
| `--dest-connection <name>`   | (Required) Destination connection name.    |
| `--source-table <fqn>`       | (Required) Source table.                   |
| `--dest-table <fqn>`         | (Required) Destination table.              |
| `--geography`                | Use geography type for spatial data.       |
| `--async`                    | Return job ID immediately without waiting. |

## Examples

```bash
# Transfer from BigQuery to Snowflake
carto transfer \
  --source-connection bigquery-prod \
  --dest-connection snowflake-analytics \
  --source-table project.dataset.customers \
  --dest-table db.schema.customers

# With geography support, async
carto transfer \
  --source-connection bq-prod \
  --dest-connection postgres-dev \
  --source-table project.dataset.geo_data \
  --dest-table public.geo_data \
  --geography --async

# Poll an async transfer
carto transfer status <jobId>
```


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