snow dbt copy

Copies files between local directories, stages, or a dbt project object’s live version. This command behaves exactly like snow stage copy; it’s provided as a convenience when working with dbt project files.

Syntax

snow dbt copy
  <source_path>
  <destination_path>
  --overwrite / --no-overwrite
  --parallel <parallel>
  --recursive / --no-recursive
  --auto-compress / --no-auto-compress
  --refresh / --no-refresh
  --connection <connection>
  --host <host>
  --port <port>
  --protocol <protocol>
  --account <account>
  --user <user>
  --password <password>
  --authenticator <authenticator>
  --workload-identity-provider <workload_identity_provider>
  --private-key-file <private_key_file>
  --token <token>
  --token-file-path <token_file_path>
  --database <database>
  --schema <schema>
  --role <role>
  --warehouse <warehouse>
  --temporary-connection
  --mfa-passcode <mfa_passcode>
  --enable-diag
  --diag-log-path <diag_log_path>
  --diag-allowlist-path <diag_allowlist_path>
  --oauth-client-id <oauth_client_id>
  --oauth-client-secret <oauth_client_secret>
  --oauth-authorization-url <oauth_authorization_url>
  --oauth-token-request-url <oauth_token_request_url>
  --oauth-redirect-uri <oauth_redirect_uri>
  --oauth-scope <oauth_scope>
  --oauth-disable-pkce
  --oauth-enable-refresh-tokens
  --oauth-enable-single-use-refresh-tokens
  --client-store-temporary-credential
  --secondary-roles <secondary_roles>
  --server-session-keep-alive
  --format <format>
  --verbose
  --debug
  --silent
  --enhanced-exit-codes
  --decimal-precision <decimal_precision>

Arguments

source_path

Required

Source path for copy operation. Can be either stage path or local. You can use a glob pattern for local files but the pattern has to be enclosed in quotes.

destination_path

Required

Target directory path for copy operation.

Options

--overwrite / --no-overwrite

Overwrites existing files in the target path. Default: False.

--parallel INTEGER

Number of parallel threads to use when uploading files. Default: 4.

--recursive / --no-recursive

Copy files recursively with directory structure. Default: False.

--auto-compress / --no-auto-compress

Specifies whether Snowflake uses gzip to compress files during upload. Ignored when downloading. Default: False.

--refresh / --no-refresh

Specifies whether ALTER STAGE {name} REFRESH should be executed after uploading. Default: False.

--connection, -c, --environment TEXT

Name of the connection, as defined in your config.toml file. Default: default.

--host TEXT

Host address for the connection. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--port INTEGER

Port for the connection. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--protocol TEXT

Protocol to use for the connection, for example https. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--account, --accountname TEXT

Name assigned to your Snowflake account. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--user, --username TEXT

Username to connect to Snowflake. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--password TEXT

Snowflake password. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--authenticator TEXT

Snowflake authenticator. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--workload-identity-provider TEXT

Workload identity provider (AWS, AZURE, GCP, OIDC). Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--private-key-file, --private-key-path TEXT

Snowflake private key file path. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--token TEXT

OAuth token to use when connecting to Snowflake.

--token-file-path TEXT

Path to file with an OAuth token to use when connecting to Snowflake.

--database, --dbname TEXT

Database to use. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--schema, --schemaname TEXT

Database schema to use. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--role, --rolename TEXT

Role to use. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--warehouse TEXT

Warehouse to use. Overrides the value specified for the connection.

--temporary-connection, -x

Uses a connection defined with command-line parameters, instead of one defined in config. Default: False.

--mfa-passcode TEXT

Token to use for multi-factor authentication (MFA).

--enable-diag

Whether to generate a connection diagnostic report. Default: False.

--diag-log-path TEXT

Path for the generated report. Defaults to system temporary directory. Default: <system_temporary_directory>.

--diag-allowlist-path TEXT

Path to a JSON file that contains allowlist parameters.

--oauth-client-id TEXT

Value of client id provided by the Identity Provider for Snowflake integration.

--oauth-client-secret TEXT

Value of the client secret provided by the Identity Provider for Snowflake integration.

--oauth-authorization-url TEXT

Identity Provider endpoint supplying the authorization code to the driver.

--oauth-token-request-url TEXT

Identity Provider endpoint supplying the access tokens to the driver.

--oauth-redirect-uri TEXT

URI to use for authorization code redirection.

--oauth-scope TEXT

Scope requested in the Identity Provider authorization request.

--oauth-disable-pkce

Disables Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE). Default: False.

--oauth-enable-refresh-tokens

Enables a silent re-authentication when the actual access token becomes outdated. Default: False.

--oauth-enable-single-use-refresh-tokens

Whether to opt-in to single-use refresh token semantics. Default: False.

--client-store-temporary-credential

Store the temporary credential.

--secondary-roles TEXT

Secondary roles mode applied when the session starts. Supported values are ALL and NONE; pass NONE to run the session only with the primary role.

--server-session-keep-alive

Keep the session active indefinitely, even if there is no activity from the user.

--format [TABLE|JSON|JSON_EXT|CSV|PLAIN]

Specifies the output format. [env var: SNOWFLAKE_CLI_OUTPUT_FORMAT | config: cli.output_format]. Default: TABLE.

--verbose, -v

Displays log entries for log levels info and higher. Default: False.

--debug

Displays log entries for log levels debug and higher; debug logs contain additional information. Default: False.

--silent

Turns off intermediate output to console. Default: False.

--enhanced-exit-codes

Differentiate exit error codes based on failure type. Default: False.

--decimal-precision INTEGER

Number of decimal places to display for decimal values. Uses Python’s default precision if not specified. [env var: SNOWFLAKE_DECIMAL_PRECISION].

--help

Displays the help text for this command.

Usage notes

Use the versions/live path to copy files into, out of, or between dbt project objects. A dbt project object path has the form snow://dbt/<database>.<schema>.<dbt_project>/versions/live/<path>.

snow dbt copy moves files between locations. It can persist files in the live version when that path is the destination. In contrast, repeatable snow dbt execute --import options mount files under ./imports/<alias> only for an execution. For more information, see snow dbt execute commands.

Examples

  • Copy local dbt project files to a stage:

    snow dbt copy ./models/ @MY_DB.MY_SCHEMA.MY_STAGE/dbt/models/

  • Copy from one stage to another:

    snow dbt copy @SOURCE_STAGE/dbt/ @DEST_STAGE/dbt/

  • Copy a directory recursively, overwriting existing files:

    snow dbt copy ./project/ @MY_STAGE/dbt/ --recursive --overwrite

  • Copy local model files into a dbt project object’s live version:

    snow dbt copy ./models/ \
  snow://dbt/MY_DB.MY_SCHEMA.MY_DBT_PROJECT/versions/live/models/ \
  --recursive \
  --overwrite

  • Copy the live target artifacts to a local directory:

    snow dbt copy \
  snow://dbt/MY_DB.MY_SCHEMA.MY_DBT_PROJECT/versions/live/target/ \
  ./target/ \
  --recursive

  • Copy files from one dbt project object’s live version into another:

    snow dbt copy \
  snow://dbt/MY_DB.MY_SCHEMA.SOURCE_PROJECT/versions/live/ \
  snow://dbt/MY_DB.MY_SCHEMA.DESTINATION_PROJECT/versions/live/imported/

  • Copy target artifacts to another location in the same dbt project object’s live version:

    snow dbt copy \
  snow://dbt/MY_DB.MY_SCHEMA.MY_DBT_PROJECT/versions/live/target/ \
  snow://dbt/MY_DB.MY_SCHEMA.MY_DBT_PROJECT/versions/live/previous_target/