# How to set connector start time

**URL:** <https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-to-set-connector-start-time/3524>\
**Category:** Kafka Connect\
**Created:** [29 November 2021 02:20 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-to-set-connector-start-time/3524 "2021-11-29T02:20:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![joohy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/joohy/32/996_2.png) [@joohy](https://forum.confluent.io/u/joohy)\
**Post date:** [29 November 2021 02:20 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-to-set-connector-start-time/3524/1 "2021-11-29T02:20:17Z")

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When adding a kafka connector, is there a setting value to start the worker from a specific time?

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**Author:** ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)\
**Post date:** [29 November 2021 09:59 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-to-set-connector-start-time/3524/2 "2021-11-29T09:59:11Z")

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Do you mean the time at which it starts executing, or the time from which it will start ingesting records from a source regardless of when it starts executing?

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**Author:** ![joohy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/joohy/32/996_2.png) [@joohy](https://forum.confluent.io/u/joohy)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2021 02:17 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-to-set-connector-start-time/3524/3 "2021-11-30T02:17:09Z")

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Is there a setting value for both the time at which it starts executing and the time from which it will start ingesting records from a source regardless of when it starts executing?

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**Author:** ![rmoff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/rmoff/32/3_2.png) [@rmoff](https://forum.confluent.io/u/rmoff)\
**Post date:** [30 November 2021 09:48 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-to-set-connector-start-time/3524/4 "2021-11-30T09:48:34Z")

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> the time at which it starts executing

This is just when the connector starts running. You can use the REST API to pause and resume it if you need to (although it kinda goes agains the _streaming_ nature of Kafka)

> the time from which it will start ingesting records from a source

See:

- [Resetting the point from which JDBC source connector reads data](https://www.confluent.io/blog/kafka-connect-deep-dive-jdbc-source-connector/#resetting)
- [Reset Kafka Connect Source Connector Offsets](https://rmoff.net/2019/08/15/reset-kafka-connect-source-connector-offsets/)

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**Author:** ![joohy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/joohy/32/996_2.png) [@joohy](https://forum.confluent.io/u/joohy)\
**Post date:** [6 December 2021 02:40 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-to-set-connector-start-time/3524/5 "2021-12-06T02:40:12Z")

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thank you for telling me.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/confluentcommunity/original/1X/c49438c90c9df282e9996fdf6971be890c71b65a.svg) [@system](https://forum.confluent.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [13 December 2021 02:41 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/how-to-set-connector-start-time/3524/6 "2021-12-13T02:41:00Z")

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Closed on 13 December 2021 02:41 UTC

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