snow object create¶

Create an object of a given type. Check documentation for the list of supported objects and parameters.

Syntax¶

snow object create
  <object_type>
  <object_attributes>
  --json <object_json>
  --connection <connection>
  --account <account>
  --user <user>
  --password <password>
  --authenticator <authenticator>
  --private-key-path <private_key_path>
  --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>
  --format <format>
  --verbose
  --debug
  --silent

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Arguments¶

object_type: Type of object. For example table, database, compute-pool.
object_attributes...: Object attributes provided as a list of <key>=<value> pairs, such as name=my_db comment='created with Snowflake CLI'.

Options¶

--json TEXT: Object definition in JSON format, for example {"name": "my_db", "comment": "created with Snowflake CLI"}.
--connection, -c, --environment TEXT: Name of the connection, as defined in your config.toml. Default: default.
--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.
--private-key-path TEXT: Snowflake private key path. Overrides the value specified for the connection.
--token-file-path TEXT: Path to file with an OAuth token that should be used 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 connection defined with command line parameters, instead of one defined in config.
--mfa-passcode TEXT: Token to use for multi-factor authentication (MFA).
--enable-diag: Run python connector diagnostic test.
--diag-log-path TEXT: Diagnostic report path.
--diag-allowlist-path TEXT: Diagnostic report path to optional allowlist.
--format [TABLE|JSON]: Specifies the output format.
--verbose, -v: Displays log entries for log levels info and higher.
--debug: Displays log entries for log levels debug and higher; debug logs contains additional information.
--silent: Turns off intermediate output to console.

--help: Displays the help text for this command.

Usage notes¶

The snow object create command creates one of the following types Snowflake objects, based on the provided object attributes or definitions:

compute-pool
database
image-repository
schema
service
table
task
warehouse

For each object, you must specify the appropriate object details using either the object attributes or the object definitions.

Use the object_attributes parameter specifies the object details as a series of <key>=<value> pairs, such as:
```
snow object create database name=my_db comment="Created with Snowflake CLI"
```
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Use the --json object_definition option to specify the object details as JSON, such as:

snow object create table name=my_table columns='[{"name":"col1","datatype":"number", "nullable":false}]' constraints='[{"name":"prim_key", "column_names":["col1"], "constraint_type":"PRIMARY KEY"}]' --database my_db

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See Examples for more examples.

Note

The following object types require a database to be identified in the connection configuration, such as config.toml, or passed to the command using the --database option.

image-repository
schema
service
table
task

The following sections describe the attributes that Snowflake CLI supports for each object type.

Compute pool object attributes¶

Compute pool attributes¶
Attribute	Description
name required, string	Snowflake object identifier.
min_nodes required, integer	Minimum number of nodes for the compute pool.
max_nodes required, integer	Maximum number of nodes for the compute pool.
instance_family required, string	Name of the instance family. For more information about instance families, refer to the SQL CREATE COMPUTE POOL command.
auto_resume optional, string	Whether to resume the compute pool automatically when any statement that requires the compute pool is submitted.
comment optional, string	Comment describing the compute pool.
auto_suspend_secs optional, string	Number of seconds of inactivity after which you want Snowflake to automatically suspend the compute pool.

Database object attributes¶

Database attributes¶
Attribute	Description
name required, string	Snowflake object identifier.
comment optional, string	Comment describing the database.
data_retention_time_in_days optional, integer	Number of days for which Time Travel actions (CLONE and UNDROP) can be performed on the schema, as well as the default Time Travel retention time for all tables created in the schema.
default_ddl_collation optional, string	Default collation specification for all schemas and tables added to the database. You can override this default at the schema and individual table level.
max_data_extension_time_in_days optional, integer	Maximum number of days for which Snowflake can extend the data retention period for tables in the database to prevent streams on the tables from becoming stale.
suspend_task_after_num_failures optional, integer	Number of consecutive failed task runs after which the current task is suspended automatically.
user_task_managed_initial_warehouse_size optional, integer	Size of the compute resources to provision for the first run of the task, before a task history is available for Snowflake to determine an ideal size. Possible values include: XSMALL, SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, and XLARGE.
user_task_timeout_ms optional, integer	Time limit, in milliseconds, for a single run of the task before it times out.

Image repository object attributes¶

Image repository attributes¶
Attribute	Description
name required, string	Snowflake object identifier.

Schema object attributes¶

Schema attributes¶
Attribute	Description
name required, string	Snowflake object identifier.
comment optional, string	Comment describing the schema.
data_retention_time_in_days optional, integer	Number of days for which Time Travel actions (CLONE and UNDROP) can be performed on the schema, as well as the default Time Travel retention time for all tables created in the schema.
default_ddl_collation optional, string	Default collation specification for all schemas and tables added to the database. You can override this default at the schema and individual table level.
max_data_extension_time_in_days optional, integer	Maximum number of days for which Snowflake can extend the data retention period for tables in the database to prevent streams on the tables from becoming stale.
suspend_task_after_num_failures optional, integer	Number of consecutive failed task runs after which the current task is suspended automatically.
user_task_managed_initial_warehouse_size optional, integer	Size of the compute resources to provision for the first run of the task, before a task history is available for Snowflake to determine an ideal size.
user_task_timeout_ms optional, integer	Time limit, in milliseconds, for a single run of the task before it times out.

Service object attributes¶

Service attributes¶
Attribute	Description
name required, string	Snowflake object identifier.
compute_pool required, string	Name of the compute pool in your account on which to run the service.
spec required, object	Service specification. See service specification table for details.
external_access_integrations optional, string list	Names of the external access integrations that allow your service to access external sites.
auto_resume optional, boolean	Whether to automatically resume a service when a service function or ingress is called.
min_instances optional, integer	Minimum number of service instances to run.
max_instances optional, integer	Maximum number of service instances to run.
query_warehouse optional, string	Warehouse to use if a service container connects to Snowflake to execute a query but does not explicitly specify a warehouse to use.
comment optional, string	Comment for the service.

Service specification attributes

Service specification attributes¶
Attribute	Description
spec_type required, string	Type of the service specification. Possible values include `from_file` or `from_inline`.
spec_text required, string	(Valid only for `spec_type="from_inline"`) Service specification. You can use a pair of dollar signs ($$) to delimit the beginning and ending of the specification string.
stage required, string	(Valid only for `spec_type="from_inline"`) Snowflake internal stage where the specification file is stored, such as `@tutorial_stage`.
name required, string	(Valid only for `spec_type="from_inline"`) Path to the service specification file on the stage, such as `some-dir/echo_spec.yaml`.

Table object attributes¶

Table attributes¶
Attribute	Description
name required, string	Snowflake object identifier. The name must be unique for the schema in which the table is created.
kind optional, string	Table type. Possible values include: TABLE for permanent tables, TEMPORARY, and TRANSIENT.
comment optional, string	Description of the table.
cluster_by[] optional, string list	List of one or more columns or column expressions in the table as the clustering key.
enable_schema_evolution optional, boolean	Whether to enable or disable schema evolution for the table.
change_tracking optional, boolean	Whether to enable or disable change tracking for the table.
data_retention_time_in_days optional, integer	Retention period, in days, for the table so that Time Travel actions SELECT, CLONE, UNDROP can be performed on historical data in the table.
max_data_extension_time_in_days optional, integer	mMximum number of days Snowflake can extend the data retention period to prevent streams on the table from becoming stale.
default_ddl_collation optional, string	Default collation specification for the columns in the table, including columns added to the table in the future.
columns required, column list	List of column definitions. See Column definition attributes.
constraints optional, constraint list	List of constraint definitions. See Constrain definition attributes.

Column definition attributes

Column definition attributes¶
Attribute	Description
name required, string	Column name.
datatype required, string	Type of data contained in the column.
nullable optional, boolean	Whether the column allows NULL values.
collate optional, string	Collation to use for column operations such as string comparison.
default optional, string	Whether to automatically insert a default value in the column if a value is not explicitly specified with an INSERT or CREATE TABLE AS SELECT statement.
autoincrement optional, boolean	Whether to automatically increment and include the number in successive columns.
autoincrement_start optional, integer	Staring value for the column.
autoincrement_increment optional, integer	Increment for determining the next auto-incremented number.
comment optional, string	Column description.

Constraint definition attributes

Constraint definition attributes¶
Attribute	Description
name required, string	Constraint name.
column_names required, string list	Names of columns to apply the constraint.
constraint_type required, string	Type of the constraint. Possible values include: UNIQUE, PRIMARY KEY and FOREIGN KEY.
referenced_table_name required, string	(Valid only for `constraint_type="FOREIGN KEY"`) Name of table referenced by foreign key
referenced_column_names optional, string	(Valid only for `constraint_type="FOREIGN KEY"`) Names of columns referenced by foreign key

Task attributes¶

Task attributes¶
Attribute	Description
name required, string	Snowflake object identifier.
definition required, string	SQL definition for the task. It can be a single SQL statement, a call to a stored procedure, or procedural logic using Snowflake scripting.
warehouse optional, string	Virtual warehouse that provides compute resources for task runs.
schedule optional, string	Schedule for periodically running the task. See Task schedule attributes for details.
comment optional, string	Comment description for the task.
predecessors optional, string list	One or more predecessor tasks for the current task.
user_task_managed_initial_warehouse_size optional, string	Size of the compute resources to provision for the first run of the task.
user_task_timeout_ms optional, string	Time limit, in milliseconds, on a single run of the task before it times out.
suspend_task_after_num_failures optional, integer	Number of consecutive failed task runs after which the current task is suspended automatically.
condition optional, string	Boolean SQL expression condition; multiple conditions joined with AND/OR are supported.
allow_overlapping_execution optional, boolean	Whether to allow multiple instances of the DAG to run concurrently.

Task schedule attributes

Task schedule attributes¶
Attribute	Description
schedule_type optional, string	Type of the schedule. Possible values include `CRON_TYPE` or `MINUTES_TYPE`.
cron_expr optional, string	(Valid only for `schedule_type="CRON_TYPE"`) A cron expression for the task execution, such as `“* * * * ? *”`.
timezone optional, string	(Valid only for `schedule_type="CRON_TYPE"`) Time zone for the schedule, for example `"america/los_angeles"`.
minutes optional, string	(Valid only for `schedule_type="MINUTES_TYPE"`) Number of minutes between each task run.

Warehouse attributes¶

Warehouse attributes¶
Attribute	Description
name required, string	Snowflake object identifier.
comment optional, string	Description of the warehouse.
warehouse_type optional, string	Type of warehouse. Possible values include: STANDARD and SNOWPARK-OPTIMIZED.
warehouse_size optional, string	Size of warehouse. Possible values include: XSMALL, SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE, XLARGE, XXLARGE, XXXLARGE, X4LARGE, X5LARGE, and X6LARGE.
auto_suspend optional, string	Time, in seconds, before the warehouse automatically suspends itself.
auto_resume optional, string	Whether to automatically resume a warehouse when a SQL statement is submitted to it. Possible values include: “true” and “false”.
max_concurrency_level optional, integer	Concurrency level for SQL statements executed by a warehouse cluster.
statement_queued_timeout_in_seconds optional, integer	Time, in seconds, a SQL statement can be queued on a warehouse before it is canceled by the system.
statement_timeout_in_seconds optional, integer	Time, in seconds, after which a running SQL statement is canceled by the system.
resource_monitor optional, string	Name of a resource monitor that is explicitly assigned to the warehouse. When a resource monitor is explicitly assigned to a warehouse, the monitor controls the monthly credits used by the warehouse.

Examples¶

Create a database object using the option-attributes parameter:

snow object create database name=my_db comment='Created with Snowflake CLI'

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Create a table object using the option-attributes parameter:

snow object create table name=my_table columns='[{"name":"col1","datatype":"number", "nullable":false}]' constraints='[{"name":"prim_key", "column_names":["col1"], "constraint_type":"PRIMARY KEY"}]' --database my_db

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Create a database using the --json object-definition option:

snow object create database --json '{"name":"my_db", "comment":"Created with Snowflake CLI"}'

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Create a table using the --json object-definition option:

snow object create table --json "$(cat table.json)" --database my_db

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where table.json contains the following:

{
  "name": "my_table",
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "col1",
      "datatype": "number",
      "nullable": false
    }
  ],
  "constraints": [
    {
      "name": "prim_key",
      "column_names": ["col1"],
      "constraint_type": "PRIMARY KEY"
    }
  ]
}

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