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# sp_refreshsubscriptions (Transact-SQL)
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  Add subscriptions to new articles in a pull subscription for all the existing Subscribers to the publication. This stored procedure is executed at the Publisher on the publication database.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_refreshsubscriptions [ @publication = ] 'publication'  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 [ **@publication** = ] **'***publication***'**  
 Is the publication for which to refresh subscriptions. *publication* is **sysname**, with no default.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 **0** (success) or **1** (failure)  
  
## Result Sets  
 None  
  
## Remarks  
 **sp_refreshsubscriptions** is used in snapshot, transactional, and merge replication.  
  
 **sp_refreshsubscriptions** is called by **sp_addarticle** for an immediate-updating publication.  
  
## Permissions  
 Only members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role or the **db_owner** fixed database role can execute **sp_refreshsubscriptions**.  
  
## See Also  
 [sp_addarticle (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-addarticle-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)