File functions¶

File functions enable you to access files staged in cloud storage.

List of functions¶

Function Name	Notes
GET_STAGE_LOCATION	Returns the URL for an external or internal named stage using the stage name as the input.
GET_RELATIVE_PATH	Extracts the path of a staged file relative to its location in the stage using the stage name and absolute file path in cloud storage as inputs.
GET_ABSOLUTE_PATH	Returns the absolute path of a staged file using the stage name and path of the file relative to its location in the stage as inputs.
GET_PRESIGNED_URL	Generates the pre-signed URL to a staged file using the stage name and relative file path as inputs. Access files in an external stage using the function.
BUILD_SCOPED_FILE_URL	Generates a scoped Snowflake file URL to a staged file using the stage name and relative file path as inputs.
BUILD_STAGE_FILE_URL	Generates a Snowflake file URL to a staged file using the stage name and relative file path as inputs.

The following functions are for use with the FILE data type. For more information, see Unstructured data types.

Sub-category	Function
Constructor	TO_FILE
	TRY_TO_FILE
Accessors	FL_GET_CONTENT_TYPE
	FL_GET_ETAG
	FL_GET_FILE_TYPE
	FL_GET_LAST_MODIFIED
	FL_GET_RELATIVE_PATH
	FL_GET_SCOPED_FILE_URL
	FL_GET_SIZE
	FL_GET_STAGE
	FL_GET_STAGE_FILE_URL
Utility Functions	FL_IS_AUDIO
	FL_IS_COMPRESSED
	FL_IS_DOCUMENT
	FL_IS_IMAGE
	FL_IS_VIDEO

Usage notes¶

GET_PRESIGNED_URL and BUILD_SCOPED_FILE_URL are non-deterministic functions; the others are deterministic.