> ## Documentation Index
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# Manual Discovery

> Trigger discovery on-demand to find new resources

## Overview

Manually trigger discovery to immediately scan for new resources or schema changes without waiting for the automatic 3-hour interval.

### Manual Discovery

You can trigger discovery immediately when you need to:

* Check for new resources right after adding them to the source
* Refresh schema after making changes in the source system
* Troubleshoot collection issues that may be schema-related
* Verify connectivity after updating credentials

## Triggering Manual Discovery

<Steps>
  <Step title="Navigate to Connection Resources">
    Go to the Resources page for your connection
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Discover Now">
    Click the **Discover Now**, **Refresh**, or **Disco** button (typically in the top-right corner or header)

    <Frame>
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/entegrata/d4pzv5m2aXdjP4mx/data/collector/discovery/images/discover-now-button.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=d4pzv5m2aXdjP4mx&q=85&s=94bec172bad125663972dcd13b95d96b" alt="Discover now button in header" width="178" height="40" data-path="data/collector/discovery/images/discover-now-button.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Monitor Progress">
    A progress indicator shows discovery is running

    Discovery typically completes in:

    * Small data sources: 10-30 seconds
    * Medium data sources: 1-3 minutes
    * Large data sources: 5-10 minutes
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review Results">
    After discovery completes, the page refreshes to show:

    * Updated resource list
    * New resources discovered
    * Schema change notifications
    * Updated "Last Discovered" timestamp
  </Step>
</Steps>

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Overview" icon="table" href="/data/collector/discovery/overview">
    Understand how discovery works
  </Card>

  <Card title="Schema Changes" icon="chart-line" href="/data/collector/discovery/overview">
    Track discovery job status and schema changes
  </Card>
</CardGroup>