Feb 02, 2026: Use Snowsight to manage external volumes (Preview)

You can now use Snowsight to manage external volumes for Apache Iceberg™ tables by performing the following tasks:

  • Create an external volume, which includes optionally setting the external volume as the default at the account, database, or schema level

  • Grant USAGE privileges to an external volume

  • Add a storage location to an external volume

  • Verify an external volume to check that Snowflake can successfully authenticate to your storage provider

  • Drop an external volume

For more information, see the following topics: