Database

Lists databases¶

GET/api/v2/databases

Lists the accessible databases.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
like	string	Query parameter to filter the command output by resource name. Uses case-insensitive pattern matching, with support for SQL wildcard characters.
startsWith	string	Query parameter to filter the command output based on the string of characters that appear at the beginning of the object name. Uses case-sensitive pattern matching.
showLimit	integer	Query parameter to limit the maximum number of rows returned by a command.
fromName	string	Query parameter to enable fetching rows only following the first row whose object name matches the specified string. Case-sensitive and does not have to be the full name.
history	boolean	Optionally includes dropped databases that have not yet been purged.

Response

Code

Description

200

Successful request.

[
  {
    "created_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "name": "TEST_NAME",
    "kind": "PERMANENT",
    "is_default": true,
    "is_current": true,
    "origin": "string",
    "owner": "string",
    "comment": "string",
    "options": "string",
    "retention_time": 0,
    "dropped_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "budget": "string",
    "owner_role_type": "string",
    "data_retention_time_in_days": 0,
    "default_ddl_collation": "string",
    "log_level": "string",
    "max_data_extension_time_in_days": 0,
    "suspend_task_after_num_failures": 0,
    "trace_level": "string",
    "user_task_managed_initial_warehouse_size": "string",
    "user_task_timeout_ms": 0
  }
]

Name	Type	Description
X-Snowflake-Request-ID	string	Unique ID of the API request.

202

Successfully accepted the request, but it is not completed yet.

{
  "code": "392604",
  "message": "Request execution in progress. Use the provided location header or result handler ID to perform query monitoring and management."
}

Name	Type	Description
Location	string	Relative path for checking request status or getting the result, if available.
X-Snowflake-Request-ID

400	Bad Request. The request payload is invalid or malformed. This happens if the application didn't send the correct request payload. The response body may include the error code and message indicating the actual cause. The application must reconstruct the request body for retry.
401	Unauthorized. The request is not authorized. This happens if the attached access token is invalid or missing. The response body may include the error code and message indicating the actual cause, e.g., expired, invalid token. The application must obtain a new access token for retry.
403	Forbidden. The request is forbidden. This can also happen if the request is made even if the API is not enabled.
404	Not Found. The request endpoint is not valid. This happens if the API endpoint does not exist, or if the API is not enabled.
405	Method Not Allowed. The request method doesn't match the supported API. This happens, for example, if the application calls the API with GET method but the endpoint accepts only POST.
408	Request Timeout. This indicates that the request from the client timed out and was not completed by the server.
409	Conflict. The requested operation could not be performed due to a conflicting state that could not be resolved. This usually happens when a CREATE request was performed when there is a pre-existing resource with the same name, and also without one of the options orReplace/ifNotExists.
410	Gone. This error is primarily intended to assist the task of web maintenance by notifying the recipient that the resource is intentionally unavailable.
429	Limit Exceeded. The number of requests hit the rate limit. The application must slow down the frequency of hitting the API endpoints.
500	Internal Server Error. The server hit an unrecoverable system error. The response body may include the error code and message for further guidance. The application owner may need to reach out the customer support.
503	Service Unavailable. The request was not processed due to server side timeouts. The application may retry with backoff. The jittered backoff is recommended.
504	Gateway Timeout. The request was not processed due to server side timeouts. The application may retry with backoff. The jittered backoff is recommended.

Parameter	Type	Description

Creates a database¶

POST/api/v2/databases

Creates a database, with modifiers as query parameters. You must provide the full database definition when creating a database.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
createMode	string	Query parameter allowing support for different modes of resource creation. Possible values include: errorIfExists: Throws an error if you try to create a resource that already exists. orReplace: Automatically replaces the existing resource with the current one. ifNotExists: Creates a new resource when an alter is requested for a non-existent resource.
kind	string	Type of database to create. Currently, Snowflake supports only transient and permanent (also represented by the empty string).

Parameter	Type	Description

{
  "created_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "name": "TEST_NAME",
  "kind": "PERMANENT",
  "is_default": true,
  "is_current": true,
  "origin": "string",
  "owner": "string",
  "comment": "string",
  "options": "string",
  "retention_time": 0,
  "dropped_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "budget": "string",
  "owner_role_type": "string",
  "data_retention_time_in_days": 0,
  "default_ddl_collation": "string",
  "log_level": "string",
  "max_data_extension_time_in_days": 0,
  "suspend_task_after_num_failures": 0,
  "trace_level": "string",
  "user_task_managed_initial_warehouse_size": "string",
  "user_task_timeout_ms": 0
}

Response

Code

Description

200

Successful request.

{
  "status": "Request successfully completed"
}

Name	Type
X-Snowflake-Request-ID

202

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Parameter	Type	Description
status	string	Message returned by the server.

Creates a database from a share¶

POST/api/v2/databases:from-share

Creates a database from a given share.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
share	string	ID of the share from which to create the database, in the form "<provider_account>.<share_name>".

Parameter	Type	Description

{
  "name": "TEST_NAME"
}

Response

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Creates a database from a share (Deprecated)¶

POST/api/v2/databases/{name}:from_share

Creates a database from a given share.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
share	string	ID of the share from which to create the database, in the form "<provider_account>.<share_name>".

Response

Code	Description
200
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Clones a database¶

POST/api/v2/databases/{name}:clone

Clones an existing database, with modifiers as query parameters. You must provide the full database definition when cloning an existing database.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
kind	string	Type of database to create. Currently, Snowflake supports only transient and permanent (also represented by the empty string).

Parameter	Type	Description

{
  "point_of_time": {
    "point_of_time_type": "string",
    "reference": "string"
  },
  "created_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "name": "TEST_NAME",
  "kind": "PERMANENT",
  "is_default": true,
  "is_current": true,
  "origin": "string",
  "owner": "string",
  "comment": "string",
  "options": "string",
  "retention_time": 0,
  "dropped_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "budget": "string",
  "owner_role_type": "string",
  "data_retention_time_in_days": 0,
  "default_ddl_collation": "string",
  "log_level": "string",
  "max_data_extension_time_in_days": 0,
  "suspend_task_after_num_failures": 0,
  "trace_level": "string",
  "user_task_managed_initial_warehouse_size": "string",
  "user_task_timeout_ms": 0
}

Response

Code	Description
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Fetches a database¶

GET/api/v2/databases/{name}

Fetches a database.

Path Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
name		Identifier (i.e. name) for the resource.

Response

Code

Description

200

successful

{
  "created_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "name": "TEST_NAME",
  "kind": "PERMANENT",
  "is_default": true,
  "is_current": true,
  "origin": "string",
  "owner": "string",
  "comment": "string",
  "options": "string",
  "retention_time": 0,
  "dropped_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "budget": "string",
  "owner_role_type": "string",
  "data_retention_time_in_days": 0,
  "default_ddl_collation": "string",
  "log_level": "string",
  "max_data_extension_time_in_days": 0,
  "suspend_task_after_num_failures": 0,
  "trace_level": "string",
  "user_task_managed_initial_warehouse_size": "string",
  "user_task_timeout_ms": 0
}

Name	Type
X-Snowflake-Request-ID

202

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Parameter	Type	Description

Creates a new, or alters an existing, database¶

PUT/api/v2/databases/{name}

Creates a new, or alters an existing, database. You must provide the full database definition even when altering an existing database.

Parameter	Type	Description

{
  "created_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "name": "TEST_NAME",
  "kind": "PERMANENT",
  "is_default": true,
  "is_current": true,
  "origin": "string",
  "owner": "string",
  "comment": "string",
  "options": "string",
  "retention_time": 0,
  "dropped_on": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "budget": "string",
  "owner_role_type": "string",
  "data_retention_time_in_days": 0,
  "default_ddl_collation": "string",
  "log_level": "string",
  "max_data_extension_time_in_days": 0,
  "suspend_task_after_num_failures": 0,
  "trace_level": "string",
  "user_task_managed_initial_warehouse_size": "string",
  "user_task_timeout_ms": 0
}

Response

Code	Description
200
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Deletes a database¶

DELETE/api/v2/databases/{name}

Deletes the specified database. If you enable the ifExists parameter, the operation succeeds even if the database does not exist. Otherwise, a 404 failure is returned if the database does not exist. if the drop is unsuccessful.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ifExists	boolean	Query parameter that specifies how to handle the request for a resource that does not exist: true: The endpoint does not throw an error if the resource does not exist. It returns a 200 success response, but does not take any action on the resource. false: The endpoint throws an error if the resource doesn't exist.
restrict	boolean	Whether to drop the database if foreign keys exist that reference any tables in the database. true: Return a warning about existing foreign key references and don't drop the database. false: Drop the database and all objects in the database, including tables with primary or unique keys that are referenced by foreign keys in other tables.

Response

Code	Description
200
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Enables database replication¶

POST/api/v2/databases/{name}/replication:enable

Promotes a local database to serve as a primary database for replication. A primary database can be replicated in one or more accounts, allowing users in those accounts to query objects in each secondary (i.e. replica) database.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
ignore_edition_check	boolean	Whether to allow replicating data to accounts on lower editions. Default: true. For more information, see the <a href=https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/alter-database> ALTER DATABASE</a> reference.

Parameter	Type	Description

{
  "accounts": [
    "accountName1",
    "accountName2"
  ]
}

Response

Code	Description
200
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Disables database replication¶

POST/api/v2/databases/{name}/replication:disable

Disables replication for this primary database, meaning no replica of this database (i.e. secondary database) in another account can be refreshed. Any secondary databases remain linked to the primary database, but requests to refresh a secondary database are denied.

Parameter	Type	Description

{
  "accounts": [
    "accountName1",
    "accountName2"
  ]
}

Response

Code	Description
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Refreshes database replications¶

POST/api/v2/databases/{name}/replication:refresh

Refreshes a secondary database from a snapshot of its primary database. A snapshot includes changes to the objects and data. If you call this endpoint while another refresh for the same replica database is running, it fails and returns an error. Snowflake ensures only one refresh is executed at any given time.

Response

Code	Description
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Enables database failover¶

POST/api/v2/databases/{name}/failover:enable

Specifies a comma-separated list of accounts in your organization where a replica of this primary database can be promoted to serve as the primary database.

Parameter	Type	Description

{
  "accounts": [
    "accountName1",
    "accountName2"
  ]
}

Response

Code	Description
200
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Disables database failover¶

POST/api/v2/databases/{name}/failover:disable

Disables failover for this primary database, meaning no replica of this database (i.e. secondary database) can be promoted to serve as the primary database.

Parameter	Type	Description

{
  "accounts": [
    "accountName1",
    "accountName2"
  ]
}

Response

Code	Description
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Sets a primary database¶

POST/api/v2/databases/{name}/failover:primary

Promotes the specified secondary (replica) database to serve as the primary database. When promoted, the database becomes writeable. At the same time, the previous primary database becomes a read-only secondary database.

Response

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Database

Lists databases¶

Query Parameters

Response

Response Body Schema

Creates a database¶

Query Parameters

Body Parameters

Request Example

Response

Response Body Schema

Creates a database from a share¶

Query Parameters

Body Parameters

Request Example

Response

Creates a database from a share (Deprecated)¶

Query Parameters

Response

Clones a database¶

Query Parameters

Body Parameters

Request Example

Response

Fetches a database¶

Path Parameters

Response

Response Body Schema

Creates a new, or alters an existing, database¶

Body Parameters

Request Example

Response

Deletes a database¶

Query Parameters

Response

Enables database replication¶

Query Parameters

Body Parameters

Request Example

Response

Disables database replication¶

Body Parameters

Request Example

Response

Refreshes database replications¶

Response

Enables database failover¶

Body Parameters

Request Example

Response

Disables database failover¶

Body Parameters

Request Example

Response

Sets a primary database¶

Response