Apr 14, 2025: EMBED Function Added to Cortex REST API (General availability)

Snowflake announces the availability of the EMBED function in the Cortex REST API. You can use it to create embeddings for text using the /api/v2/cortex/inference:embed endpoint. The EMBED function supports multiple models and regions, enabling a wide range of use cases, including:

  • Text similarity and clustering.

  • Semantic search and recommendation systems.

  • Multilingual text analysis.

For more information, see EMBED function.