---
title: "Nipfn Sync"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/admin/maintenance/nipfn-sync"
tags: ["Admin", "Admin"]
---

# Nipfn Sync

`POST /api/v1/admin/maintenance/nipfn-sync`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.africadb.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.africadb.com/api/v1/admin/maintenance/nipfn-sync`
- Auth: none declared

Kick off the NIPFN catalog + file mirror sync in the background.

## Query parameters

- `force` boolean: Re-download every package regardless of update epoch
- `dry_run` boolean: Fetch listing only; skip file downloads

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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