diff --git a/backend/scripts/resume_paused_connectors.py b/backend/scripts/resume_paused_connectors.py
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+import argparse
+
+import requests
+
+API_SERVER_URL = "http://localhost:3000"
+API_KEY = "onyx-api-key"  # API key here, if auth is enabled
+HEADERS = {"Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}
+
+
+def resume_paused_connectors(
+    api_server_url: str,
+    specific_connector_sources: list[str] | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    # Get all paused connectors
+    response = requests.get(
+        f"{api_server_url}/api/manage/admin/connector/indexing-status",
+        headers=HEADERS,
+    )
+    response.raise_for_status()
+
+    # Convert the response to a list of ConnectorIndexingStatus objects
+    connectors = [cc_pair for cc_pair in response.json()]
+
+    # If a specific connector is provided, filter the connectors to only include that one
+    if specific_connector_sources:
+        connectors = [
+            connector
+            for connector in connectors
+            if connector["connector"]["source"] in specific_connector_sources
+        ]
+
+    for connector in connectors:
+        if connector["cc_pair_status"] == "PAUSED":
+            print(f"Resuming connector: {connector['name']}")
+            response = requests.put(
+                f"{api_server_url}/api/manage/admin/cc-pair/{connector['cc_pair_id']}/status",
+                json={"status": "ACTIVE"},
+                headers=HEADERS,
+            )
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            print(f"Resumed connector: {connector['name']}")
+
+        else:
+            print(f"Connector {connector['name']} is not paused")
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Resume paused connectors")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--api_server_url",
+        type=str,
+        default=API_SERVER_URL,
+        help="The URL of the API server to use. If not provided, will use the default.",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--connector_sources",
+        type=str.lower,
+        nargs="+",
+        help="The sources of the connectors to resume. If not provided, will resume all paused connectors.",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    resume_paused_connectors(args.api_server_url, args.connector_sources)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()