- Connecting to Snowflake
- Loading Data into Snowflake
- Unloading Data from Snowflake
- 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
- Categories:
DESCRIBE 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.
Describes the data objects that are included in a share.
DESCRIBE can be abbreviated to DESC.
- See also:
Syntax¶
Providers (outbound share)
DESC[RIBE] SHARE <name>
Consumers (inbound share)
DESC[RIBE] SHARE <provider_account>.<share_name>
Parameters¶
name
Specifies the identifier for the outbound share to describe. If the identifier contains spaces or special characters, the entire string must be enclosed in double quotes. Identifiers enclosed in double quotes are also case-sensitive.
provider_account.share_name
Specifies the fully-qualified identifier for the inbound share to describe.
Usage Notes¶
Only the ACCOUNTADMIN role has the privileges to describe a share. Executing this command with any role other than ACCOUNTADMIN returns an error.
To post-process the output of this command, you can use the RESULT_SCAN function, which treats the output as a table that can be queried.
Output¶
The output of the command is different depending on whether you are a provider or consumer:
For providers, the names of the objects in the share are prefixed with the database name.
For consumers, the names of the objects in the share are prefixed with a database name only if a database has been created from the share. If a database has not been created from the share, the objects are prefixed with
<DB>
.
The
kind
column in the output displays the type of the objects in the share.
Examples¶
As a provider, display the objects in the sales_s
share:
DESC SHARE sales_s; +----------+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+ | kind | name | shared_on | |----------+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------| | DATABASE | SALES_DB | 2017-06-15 17:03:16.642 -0700 | | SCHEMA | SALES_DB.AGGREGATES_EULA | 2017-06-15 17:03:16.790 -0700 | | TABLE | SALES_DB.AGGREGATES_EULA.AGGREGATE_1 | 2017-06-15 17:03:16.963 -0700 | +----------+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
As a consumer, display the objects in the sales_s
share provided by account ab67890
:
DESC SHARE ab67890.sales_s; +----------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | kind | name | shared_on | |----------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------| | DATABASE | <DB> | Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:03:16 -0700 | | SCHEMA | <DB>.AGGREGATES_EULA | Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:03:16 -0700 | | TABLE | <DB>.AGGREGATES_EULA.AGGREGATE_1 | Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:03:16 -0700 | +----------+----------------------------------+---------------------------------+In this example, a database has not yet been created in the consumer’s account from the
sales_s
share.