sys.sp_cdc_start_job (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Starts a change data capture cleanup or capture job for the current database.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sys.sp_cdc_start_job
[ [ @job_type = ] N'job_type' ]
[ ; ]
Arguments
[ @job_type = ] N'job_type'
Type of job to add. @job_type is nvarchar(20) with a default of capture. Valid inputs are capture and cleanup.
Return code values
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
Result set
None.
Remarks
sys.sp_cdc_start_job can be used by an administrator to explicitly start either the capture job or the cleanup job.
Permissions
Requires membership in the db_owner fixed database role.
Examples
A. Start a capture job
The following example starts the capture job for the AdventureWorks2022 database. Specifying a value for @job_type isn't required because the default job type is capture.
USE AdventureWorks2022;
GO
EXEC sys.sp_cdc_start_job;
GO
B. Start a cleanup job
The following example starts a cleanup job for the AdventureWorks2022 database.
USE AdventureWorks2022;
GO
EXEC sys.sp_cdc_start_job
@job_type = N'cleanup';