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# REFRESH EXTERNAL TABLE

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Refreshes the data within a *materialized external table* that is not
subscription-based.

```sql title="REFRESH EXTERNAL TABLE Syntax" theme={null}
REFRESH [EXTERNAL] TABLE [<schema name>.]<table name>
```

<Note>
  [Data source connect](/content/sql/security#sql-security-priv-mgmt-ds-grant)
  privilege is required to refresh an *external table* that uses a
  [data source](/content/sql/ddl/create-data-source#sql-create-data-source).
</Note>