CREATE CONNECTION¶

Creates a new connection in the account. For more details, see Redirecting client connections.

See also:

ALTER CONNECTION , DROP CONNECTION , SHOW CONNECTIONS

Syntax¶

Primary Connection

CREATE CONNECTION [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <name>
  [ COMMENT = '<string_literal>' ]
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Secondary Connection

CREATE CONNECTION [ IF NOT EXISTS ] <name>
  AS REPLICA OF <organization_name>.<account_name>.<name>
  [ COMMENT = '<string_literal>' ]
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Required Parameters¶

name

String that specifies the identifier (i.e. name) for the connection. It must conform to the following:

  • Must start with an alphabetic character and may only contain letters, decimal digits (0-9), and underscores (_).

  • For a primary connection, the name must be unique across connection names and account names in the organization.

  • For a secondary connection, the name must match the name of its primary connection.

Secondary Connection Parameters¶

AS REPLICA OF organization_name.account_name.name

Specifies the identifier for a primary connection from which to create a replica (i.e. a secondary connection).

organization_name

Specifies the identifier for the organization.

account_name

Specifies the identifier for the account.

name

Specifies the identifier for the primary connection.

Optional Parameters¶

COMMENT = 'string_literal'

Specifies a comment for the connection.

Default: No value

Access Control Requirements¶

Only account administrators (users with the ACCOUNTADMIN role) can execute this SQL command.

Usage Notes¶

  • If private connectivity to the Snowflake service is enabled for your Snowflake account, your network manager must create and manage a DNS CNAME record. For more details, see Configuring the DNS settings for private connectivity to the Snowflake service.

  • Regarding metadata:

    Attention

    Customers should ensure that no personal data (other than for a User object), sensitive data, export-controlled data, or other regulated data is entered as metadata when using the Snowflake service. For more information, see Metadata Fields in Snowflake.

Examples¶

Create a connection for the account myaccount1 in the organization myorg:

CREATE CONNECTION IF NOT EXISTS myconnection;
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Create a secondary connection as a replica of its primary connection. The primary column in the output of SHOW CONNECTIONS displays the primary connection:

CREATE CONNECTION myconnection AS REPLICA OF myorg.myaccount1.myconnection;
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