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title: How do I trigger a scan of my accounts and resources?
description: Rather than waiting for a periodic scan, you can trigger a scan to see environment updates quickly
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# How do I trigger a scan of my accounts and resources?

## Rather than waiting for a periodic scan, you can trigger a scan to see environment updates quickly

#### Account Scanning

1. Click on the dropdown menu in the top right of the product and select Admin  
   ![Screenshot 2023-09-14 at 2.35.07 PM](https://kb.opscompass.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-09-14%20at%202.35.07%20PM.png?width=528&height=296&name=Screenshot%202023-09-14%20at%202.35.07%20PM.png)
2. Navigate to the Manage Accounts tab
3. To trigger a scan, press the scan now button on the row of the desired account

![Screenshot 2023-10-10 at 2.18.20 PM](https://kb.opscompass.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-10-10%20at%202.18.20%20PM.png?width=688&height=320&name=Screenshot%202023-10-10%20at%202.18.20%20PM.png)

It might take up to an hour for the whole account to be scanned. 

#### Resource Scanning

To manually trigger a scan of individual resources you need to open up the resource page.

1. Click on Inventory in the left-side navigation
2. Search for the desired resource to scan
3. Click on the resource to open the resource page
4. To trigger a scan, press the scan now button in the top right corner

![Screenshot 2023-10-10 at 2.41.54 PM](https://kb.opscompass.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-10-10%20at%202.41.54%20PM.png?width=688&height=295&name=Screenshot%202023-10-10%20at%202.41.54%20PM.png)

It might take up to a minute for the resource to be scanned. 

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