# StartRemoteMove
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Moves or renames a file or directory on the remote SFTP server.

## Request Syntax
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```
{
   "ConnectorId": "string",
   "SourcePath": "string",
   "TargetPath": "string"
}
```

## Request Parameters
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For information about the parameters that are common to all actions, see [Common Parameters](CommonParameters.md).

The request accepts the following data in JSON format.

 ** [ConnectorId](#API_StartRemoteMove_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="TransferFamily-StartRemoteMove-request-ConnectorId"></a>
The unique identifier for the connector.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Fixed length of 19.  
Pattern: `c-([0-9a-f]{17})`   
Required: Yes

 ** [SourcePath](#API_StartRemoteMove_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="TransferFamily-StartRemoteMove-request-SourcePath"></a>
The absolute path of the file or directory to move or rename. You can only specify one path per call to this operation.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.  
Pattern: `(.)+`   
Required: Yes

 ** [TargetPath](#API_StartRemoteMove_RequestSyntax) **   <a name="TransferFamily-StartRemoteMove-request-TargetPath"></a>
The absolute path for the target of the move/rename operation.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.  
Pattern: `(.)+`   
Required: Yes

## Response Syntax
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```
{
   "MoveId": "string"
}
```

## Response Elements
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If the action is successful, the service sends back an HTTP 200 response.

The following data is returned in JSON format by the service.

 ** [MoveId](#API_StartRemoteMove_ResponseSyntax) **   <a name="TransferFamily-StartRemoteMove-response-MoveId"></a>
Returns a unique identifier for the move/rename operation.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 512.  
Pattern: `[0-9a-zA-Z./-]+` 

## Errors
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For information about the errors that are common to all actions, see [Common Error Types](CommonErrors.md).

 ** InternalServiceError **   
This exception is thrown when an error occurs in the AWS Transfer Family service.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** InvalidRequestException **   
This exception is thrown when the client submits a malformed request.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ResourceNotFoundException **   
This exception is thrown when a resource is not found by the AWSTransfer Family service.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

 ** ServiceUnavailableException **   
The request has failed because the AWSTransfer Family service is not available.  
HTTP Status Code: 500

 ** ThrottlingException **   
The request was denied due to request throttling.  
HTTP Status Code: 400

## Examples
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### Example
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The following example moves a file on the remote SFTP server from `/source/folder/sourceFile` to `/destination/targetFile`, and returns a unique identifier for the operation.

```
aws transfer --connector-id c-AAAA1111BBBB2222C start-remote-move \
   --source-path /source/folder/sourceFile --target-path /destination/targetFile
```

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS Command Line Interface V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/cli2/transfer-2018-11-05/StartRemoteMove) 
+  [AWS SDK for .NET V4](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/DotNetSDKV4/transfer-2018-11-05/StartRemoteMove) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/transfer-2018-11-05/StartRemoteMove) 
+  [AWS SDK for Go v2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForGoV2/transfer-2018-11-05/StartRemoteMove) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/transfer-2018-11-05/StartRemoteMove) 
+  [AWS SDK for JavaScript V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaScriptV3/transfer-2018-11-05/StartRemoteMove) 
+  [AWS SDK for Kotlin](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForKotlin/transfer-2018-11-05/StartRemoteMove) 
+  [AWS SDK for PHP V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForPHPV3/transfer-2018-11-05/StartRemoteMove) 
+  [AWS SDK for Python](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/boto3/transfer-2018-11-05/StartRemoteMove) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/transfer-2018-11-05/StartRemoteMove)