SHOW CONTACTS¶

Lists the contacts for which you have access privileges.

You can use this command to list objects in the current database and schema for the session, a specified database or schema, or your entire account.

The output includes the metadata and properties for each object. The objects are sorted lexicographically by database, schema, and object name (see Output in this topic for descriptions of the output columns). The order is important to note if you want to filter the results.

See also:: CREATE CONTACT , ALTER CONTACT , DROP CONTACT

Syntax¶

SHOW CONTACTS [ LIKE '<pattern>' ]
          [ IN
              {
                ACCOUNT                  |

                DATABASE                 |
                DATABASE <database_name> |

                SCHEMA                   |
                SCHEMA <schema_name>     |
                <schema_name>
              }
          ]
          [ STARTS WITH '<name_string>' ]
          [ LIMIT <rows> ]
          [ LIMIT <rows> [ FROM '<name_string>' ] ]

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Parameters¶

LIKE 'pattern'

Optionally filters the command output by object name. The filter uses case-insensitive pattern matching, with support for SQL wildcard characters (% and _).

For example, the following patterns return the same results:

... LIKE '%testing%' ...

... LIKE '%TESTING%' ...

. Default: No value (no filtering is applied to the output).

[ IN ... ]

Optionally specifies the scope of the command. Specify one of the following:

ACCOUNT

Returns records for the entire account.

DATABASE, . DATABASE db_name

Returns records for the current database in use or for a specified database (db_name).

If you specify DATABASE without db_name and no database is in use, the keyword has no effect on the output.

Note

Using SHOW commands without an IN clause in a database context can result in fewer than expected results.

Objects with the same name are only displayed once if no IN clause is used. For example, if you have table t1 in schema1 and table t1 in schema2, and they are both in scope of the database context you’ve specified (that is, the database you’ve selected is the parent of schema1 and schema2), then SHOW TABLES only displays one of the t1 tables.

SCHEMA, . SCHEMA schema_name

Returns records for the current schema in use or a specified schema (schema_name).

SCHEMA is optional if a database is in use or if you specify the fully qualified schema_name (for example, db.schema).

If no database is in use, specifying SCHEMA has no effect on the output.

Default: Depends on whether the session currently has a database in use:

Database: DATABASE is the default (that is, the command returns the objects you have privileges to view in the database).
No database: ACCOUNT is the default (that is, the command returns the objects you have privileges to view in your account).

STARTS WITH 'name_string'

Optionally filters the command output based on the characters that appear at the beginning of the object name. The string must be enclosed in single quotes and is case-sensitive.

For example, the following strings return different results:

... STARTS WITH 'B' ...

... STARTS WITH 'b' ...

. Default: No value (no filtering is applied to the output)

LIMIT rows

Optionally limits the maximum number of rows returned. The actual number of rows returned might be less than the specified limit. For example, the number of existing objects is less than the specified limit.

Default: No value (no limit is applied to the output).

LIMIT rows [ FROM 'name_string' ]

Optionally limits the maximum number of rows returned, while also enabling “pagination” of the results. The actual number of rows returned might be less than the specified limit. For example, the number of existing objects is less than the specified limit.

The optional FROM 'name_string' subclause effectively serves as a “cursor” for the results. This enables fetching the specified number of rows following the first row whose object name matches the specified string:

The string must be enclosed in single quotes and is case-sensitive.
The string does not have to include the full object name; partial names are supported.

Default: No value (no limit is applied to the output)

Note

For SHOW commands that support both the FROM 'name_string' and STARTS WITH 'name_string' clauses, you can combine both of these clauses in the same statement. However, both conditions must be met or they cancel out each other and no results are returned.

In addition, objects are returned in lexicographic order by name, so FROM 'name_string' only returns rows with a higher lexicographic value than the rows returned by STARTS WITH 'name_string'.

For example:

... STARTS WITH 'A' LIMIT ... FROM 'B' would return no results.
... STARTS WITH 'B' LIMIT ... FROM 'A' would return no results.
... STARTS WITH 'A' LIMIT ... FROM 'AB' would return results (if any rows match the input strings).

Output¶

The output of the command includes the following columns, which describe the properties and metadata of the object:

Column	Description
`created_on`	Date and time when the contact was created.
`name`	Name of the contact.
`database_name`	Name of the database that contains the contact.
`schema_name`	Name of the schema that contains the contact.
`owner`	Role that has the OWNERSHIP privilege on the contact.
`comment`	User-specified string describing the contact, if specified.
`owner_role_type`	The type of role that has OWNERSHIP privilege on the contact. Either ROLE, DATABASE_ROLE, or APPLICATION (if a Snowflake Native App owns the object).
`email_distribution_list`	Email addresses associated with the contact.
`url`	URL associated with the contact.
`entries_in_users`	If user names are associated with the contact, displays how many users are associated.
`users`	Array of the users associated with the contact.

Access control requirements¶

Executing SHOW CONTACTS requires the USAGE privilege on the schema that contains the contact.

Usage notes¶

The command returns a maximum of ten thousand records for the specified object type, as dictated by the access privileges for the role used to execute the command. Any records above the ten thousand records limit aren’t returned, even with a filter applied.

To view results for which more than ten thousand records exist, query the corresponding view (if one exists) in the Snowflake Information Schema.

Examples¶

The following example lists the contacts that you have the privileges to view in the PUBLIC schema of the mydb database:

USE DATABASE mydb;

SHOW CONTACTS;

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