- Connecting to Snowflake
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- Using Snowflake
- Sharing Data Securely in Snowflake
- General Reference
- SQL Command Reference
- Summary of Commands
- All Commands (Alphabetical)
- ALTER <object>
- ALTER ACCOUNT
- ALTER API INTEGRATION
- ALTER DATABASE
- ALTER EXTERNAL FUNCTION
- ALTER EXTERNAL TABLE
- ALTER FILE FORMAT
- ALTER FUNCTION
- ALTER INTEGRATION
- ALTER MASKING POLICY
- ALTER MATERIALIZED VIEW
- ALTER NETWORK POLICY
- ALTER NOTIFICATION INTEGRATION
- ALTER PIPE
- ALTER PROCEDURE
- ALTER RESOURCE MONITOR
- ALTER ROLE
- ALTER SCHEMA
- ALTER SECURITY INTEGRATION
- ALTER SEQUENCE
- ALTER SESSION
- ALTER SHARE
- ALTER STAGE
- ALTER STORAGE INTEGRATION
- ALTER STREAM
- ALTER TABLE
- ALTER TABLE … ALTER COLUMN
- ALTER TASK
- ALTER USER
- ALTER VIEW
- ALTER WAREHOUSE
- BEGIN
- CALL
- COMMENT
- COMMIT
- COPY INTO <location>
- COPY INTO <table>
- CREATE <object>
- CREATE ACCOUNT
- CREATE API INTEGRATION
- CREATE <object> … CLONE
- CREATE DATABASE
- CREATE EXTERNAL FUNCTION
- CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE
- CREATE FILE FORMAT
- CREATE FUNCTION
- CREATE INTEGRATION
- CREATE MANAGED ACCOUNT
- CREATE MASKING POLICY
- CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW
- CREATE NETWORK POLICY
- CREATE NOTIFICATION INTEGRATION
- CREATE PIPE
- CREATE PROCEDURE
- CREATE RESOURCE MONITOR
- CREATE ROLE
- CREATE SCHEMA
- CREATE SECURITY INTEGRATION
- CREATE SEQUENCE
- CREATE SHARE
- CREATE STAGE
- CREATE STORAGE INTEGRATION
- CREATE STREAM
- CREATE TABLE
- CREATE | ALTER TABLE … CONSTRAINT
- CREATE TASK
- CREATE USER
- CREATE VIEW
- CREATE WAREHOUSE
- DELETE
- DESCRIBE <object>
- DESCRIBE EXTERNAL TABLE
- DESCRIBE FILE FORMAT
- DESCRIBE FUNCTION
- DESCRIBE INTEGRATION
- DESCRIBE MASKING POLICY
- DESCRIBE MATERIALIZED VIEW
- DESCRIBE NETWORK POLICY
- DESCRIBE PIPE
- DESCRIBE PROCEDURE
- DESCRIBE RESULT
- DESCRIBE SEQUENCE
- DESCRIBE SHARE
- DESCRIBE STAGE
- DESCRIBE STREAM
- DESCRIBE TABLE
- DESCRIBE TASK
- DESCRIBE USER
- DESCRIBE VIEW
- DROP <object>
- DROP DATABASE
- DROP EXTERNAL TABLE
- DROP FILE FORMAT
- DROP FUNCTION
- DROP INTEGRATION
- DROP MANAGED ACCOUNT
- DROP MASKING POLICY
- DROP MATERIALIZED VIEW
- DROP NETWORK POLICY
- DROP PIPE
- DROP PROCEDURE
- DROP RESOURCE MONITOR
- DROP ROLE
- DROP SCHEMA
- DROP SEQUENCE
- DROP SHARE
- DROP STAGE
- DROP STREAM
- DROP TABLE
- DROP TASK
- DROP USER
- DROP VIEW
- DROP WAREHOUSE
- EXPLAIN
- GET
- GRANT OWNERSHIP
- GRANT <privileges> … TO ROLE
- GRANT <privilege> … TO SHARE
- GRANT ROLE
- INSERT
- INSERT (multi-table)
- LIST
- MERGE
- PUT
- REMOVE
- REVOKE <privileges> … FROM ROLE
- REVOKE <privilege> … FROM SHARE
- REVOKE ROLE
- ROLLBACK
- SELECT
- SET
- SHOW <objects>
- SHOW COLUMNS
- SHOW DATABASES
- SHOW DELEGATED AUTHORIZATIONS
- SHOW EXTERNAL FUNCTIONS
- SHOW EXTERNAL TABLES
- SHOW FILE FORMATS
- SHOW FUNCTIONS
- SHOW GLOBAL ACCOUNTS
- SHOW GRANTS
- SHOW INTEGRATIONS
- SHOW LOCKS
- SHOW MANAGED ACCOUNTS
- SHOW MASKING POLICIES
- SHOW MATERIALIZED VIEWS
- SHOW NETWORK POLICIES
- SHOW OBJECTS
- SHOW ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS
- SHOW PARAMETERS
- SHOW PIPES
- SHOW PROCEDURES
- SHOW REGIONS
- SHOW REPLICATION ACCOUNTS
- SHOW REPLICATION DATABASES
- SHOW RESOURCE MONITORS
- SHOW ROLES
- SHOW SCHEMAS
- SHOW SEQUENCES
- SHOW SHARES
- SHOW STAGES
- SHOW STREAMS
- SHOW TABLES
- SHOW TASKS
- SHOW TRANSACTIONS
- SHOW USER FUNCTIONS
- SHOW USERS
- SHOW VARIABLES
- SHOW VIEWS
- SHOW WAREHOUSES
- TRUNCATE MATERIALIZED VIEW
- TRUNCATE TABLE
- UNDROP DATABASE
- UNDROP SCHEMA
- UNDROP TABLE
- UNSET
- UPDATE
- USE <object>
- USE DATABASE
- USE ROLE
- USE SCHEMA
- USE WAREHOUSE
- DDL Commands
- DML Commands
- Query Syntax
- Query Operators
- SQL Function Reference
- Appendices
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CREATE SHARE¶
Provider sharing not enabled for all accounts
Provider sharing is enabled by default for most, but not all accounts.
If you encounter errors when attempting to share data with consumers, the feature may not be enabled for your account. To inquire about enabling it, please contact Snowflake Support.
Creates a new, empty share. Once the share is created, you can include a database and objects from the database (schemas, tables, and views) in the share using the GRANT <privilege> … TO SHARE command. You can then use ALTER SHARE to add one or more accounts to the share.
- See also:
Syntax¶
CREATE [ OR REPLACE ] SHARE <name>
[ COMMENT = '<string_literal>' ]
Required Parameters¶
name
Specifies the identifier for the share; must be unique for the account in which the share is created.
In addition, the identifier must start with an alphabetic character and cannot contain spaces or special characters unless the entire identifier string is enclosed in double quotes (e.g.
"My object"
). Identifiers enclosed in double quotes are also case-sensitive.For more details, see Identifier Requirements.
Optional Parameters¶
COMMENT = 'string_literal'
Specifies a comment for the share.
Default: No value
Usage Notes¶
The ACCOUNTADMIN role has the privileges to create a share.
You can also grant CREATE SHARE and IMPORT SHARE to other roles, enabling the tasks to be delegated to other users in the account. For more information, see Enabling non-ACCOUNTADMIN Roles to Perform Data Sharing Tasks.
Examples¶
Create an empty share named sales_s
:
CREATE SHARE sales_s; +-----------------------------------------+ | status | |-----------------------------------------| | Share SALES_S successfully created. | +-----------------------------------------+After this step, To complete the share, you need to:
Use the GRANT <privilege> … TO SHARE command to add a database (and objects in the database) to the share.
Use the ALTER SHARE command to add accounts to the share.