Tutorials: Getting started with the Snowflake REST APIs¶

With the Snowflake REST APIs, you can use REST to manage Snowflake resource objects. You can create, drop, and alter tables, schemas, warehouses, tasks, and more, without writing SQL or using the Snowflake Connector for Python.

In the following tutorials, you learn how to get started with the API for object and task management in Snowflake.

Prerequisites¶

A Snowflake account
Postman installed on your systems
Familiarity with using Postman

What you’ll learn¶

How to import Postman collections
How to authenticate your connection using Postman
How to create databases, schemes, tables, and warehouses using the API
How to create and manage tasks using the API

Tutorials¶

The following tutorials provide step-by-step instructions for you to explore the Snowflake REST APIs:

Common setup for Snowflake REST APIs tutorials: Setup steps for exploring the tutorials
Tutorial 1: Create and manage databases, schemas, and tables: Step-by-step instructions to create a Snowflake database, schema, table, and virtual warehouse
Tutorial 2: Create and manage tasks: Step-by-step instructions to create and manage tasks and task graphs