Cortex Agents REST API¶

You can use the Cortex Agent REST API to create, manage, and interact with Cortex Agent Objects in your Snowflake account.

Create Cortex Agent¶

POST /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/agents

Creates a new Cortex Agent Object with the specified attributes and specification.

Request¶

Path parameters¶

Parameter	Description
`database`	(Required) Your Snowflake Account URL.
`schema`	(Required) Schema identifier.

Query parameters¶

Parameter	Description
`createMode`	(Optional) Resource creation mode. Valid values: `errorIfExists` `orReplace` `ifNotExists`

Parameter

Description

createMode

(Optional) Resource creation mode. Valid values:

errorIfExists

orReplace

ifNotExists

Request headers¶

Header	Description
`Authorization`	(Required) Authorization token. For more information, see Authentication.
`Content-Type`	(Required) application/json

Request body¶

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Name of the agent.
`comment`	string	Optional comment about the agent.
`profile`	AgentProfile	Agent profile information (display name, avatar, color, etc.).
`models`	ModelConfig	Model configuration for the agent. Includes the orchestration model (e.g., claude-4-sonnet). If not provided, a model is automatically selected. Currently only available for the `orchestration` step.
`instructions`	AgentInstructions	Instructions for the agent’s behavior, including response, orchestration, system, and sample questions.
`orchestration`	OrchestrationConfig	Orchestration configuration, including budget constraints (e.g., seconds, tokens).
`tools`	array of Tool	List of tools available for the agent to use. Each tool includes a tool_spec with type, name, description, and input schema. Tools may have a corresponding configuration in tool_resources.
`tool_resources`	map of ToolResource	Configuration for each tool referenced in the tools array. Keys must match the name of the respective tool.

Example

{
  "name": "MY_AGENT",
  "comment": "An agent to answer questions about all my data",
  "profile": {
    "display_name": "My Agent"
  },
  "models": {
    "orchestration": "claude-4-sonnet"
  },
  "instructions": {
    "response": "You will respond in a friendly but concise manner",
    "orchestration": "For any query related to revenue we should use Analyst; For all policy questions we should use Search",
    "system": "You are a friendly agent ..."
  },
  "orchestration": {
    "budget": {
      "seconds": 30,
      "tokens": 16000
    }
  },
  "tools": [
    {
      "tool_spec": {
        "type": "generic",
        "name": "get_revenue",
        "description": "Fetch the delivery revenue for a location.",
        "input_schema": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "location": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"
            }
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "location"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "tool_resources": {
    "get_revenue": {
      "type": "function",
      "execution_environment": {
        "type": "warehouse",
        "warehouse": "MY_WH"
      },
      "identifier": "DB.SCHEMA.UDF"
    }
  }
}

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Response¶

A successful response returns a JSON object with details about the status of Cortex Agent creation.

Response body¶

{"status": "Agent xxxx successfully created."}

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Describe Cortex Agent¶

GET /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/agents/{name}

Describes a Cortex Agent.

Request¶

Path parameters¶

Parameter	Description
`database`	(Required) Identifier for the database to which the resource belongs. You can use the /api/v2/databases GET request to get a list of available databases.
`schema`	(Required) Identifier for the schema to which the resource belongs. You can use the /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas GET request to get a list of available schemas for the specified database.
`name`	(Required) Identifier for the agent.

Request headers¶

Header	Description
`Authorization`	(Required) Authorization token. For more information, see Authentication.
`Content-Type`	(Required) application/json

Response¶

A successful response returns a JSON object describing the Cortex Agent.

Response headers¶

Header	Description
`X-Snowflake-Request-ID`	Unique ID of the API request.
`Link`	Links to the page of results (e.g. the first page, the last page, etc.). The header can include multiple url entries with different rel attribute values that specify the page to return (first, next, prev, and last).

Response body¶

The response body contains the details of the Cortex Agent.

{
  "agent_spec": "{\"models\":{\"orchestration\":\"llama3.1-70B\"},\"experimental\":{\"foo\":\"bar\",\"nested\":{\"key\":\"value\"}},\"orchestration\":{\"budget\":{\"seconds\":30,\"tokens\":16000}},\"instructions\":{\"response\":\"You will respond in a friendly but concise manner\",\"orchestration\":\"For any revenue question use Analyst; for policy use Search\",\"system\":\"You are a friendly agent.\",\"sample_questions\":[{\"question\":\"question 1\"},{\"question\":\"question 2\"},{\"question\":\"question 3\"}]},\"tools\":[{\"tool_spec\":{\"type\":\"cortex_analyst_text_to_sql\",\"name\":\"Analyst1\",\"description\":\"test\"}},{\"tool_spec\":{\"type\":\"cortex_analyst_sql_exec\",\"name\":\"SQL_exec1\"}},{\"tool_spec\":{\"type\":\"cortex_search\",\"name\":\"Search1\"}},{\"tool_spec\":{\"type\":\"web_search\",\"name\":\"web_search_1\"}},{\"tool_spec\":{\"type\":\"generic\",\"name\":\"get_weather\",\"input_schema\":{\"type\":\"object\",\"properties\":{\"location\":{\"type\":\"string\",\"description\":\"The city and state\"}},\"required\":[\"Location\"]}}}],\"tool_unable_to_answer\":\"I don't know the answer to that\",\"tool_resources\":{\"Analyst1\":{\"semantic_model_file\":\"stage1\"},\"Analyst2\":{\"semantic_view\":\"db.schema.semantic_view\"},\"Search1\":{\"name\":\"db.schema.service_name\",\"Max_results\":\"5\",\"filter\":{\"@eq\":{\"region\":\"North America\"}},\"Title_column\":\"<title_name>\",\"ID_column\":\"<column_name>\"},\"SQL_exec1\":{\"Name\":\"my_warehouse\",\"Timeout\":\"30\",\"AutoExecute\":\"true\"},\"web_search\":{\"name\":\"web_search_1\",\"Function\":\"db/schema/search_web\"}}}",
  "name": "MY_AGENT1",
  "database_name": "TEST_DATABASE",
  "schema_name": "TEST_SCHEMA",
  "owner": "ACCOUNTADMIN",
  "created_on": "1967-06-23T07:00:00.123+00:00"
}

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Update Cortex Agent¶

PUT /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/agents/{name}

Updates an existing Cortex Agent with the specified attributes and specification.

Request¶

Path parameters¶

Parameter	Description
`database`	(Required) Your Snowflake Account URL. You can use the `/api/v2/databases` GET request to get a list of available databases.
`schema`	(Required) Schema identifier. You can use the `/api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas` GET request to get a list of available schemas for the specified database.
`name`	(Required) Name of the agent.

Request headers¶

Header	Description
`Authorization`	(Required) Authorization token. For more information, see Authentication.
`Content-Type`	(Required) application/json

Request body¶

Field	Type	Description
`comment`	string	Optional comment about the agent.
`profile`	AgentProfile	Agent profile information (display name, avatar, color, etc.).
`models`	ModelConfig	Model configuration for the agent. Includes the orchestration model (e.g., claude-4-sonnet). If not provided, a model is automatically selected. Currently only available for the `orchestration` step.
`instructions`	AgentInstructions	Instructions for the agent’s behavior, including response, orchestration, system, and sample questions.
`orchestration`	OrchestrationConfig	Orchestration configuration, including budget constraints (e.g., seconds, tokens).
`tools`	array of Tool	List of tools available for the agent to use. Each tool includes a tool_spec with type, name, description, and input schema. Tools may have a corresponding configuration in tool_resources.
`tool_resources`	map of ToolResource	Configuration for each tool referenced in the tools array. Keys must match the name of the respective tool.

Example

{
  "comment": "An agent to answer questions about all my data",
  "profile": {
    "display_name": "My Agent"
  },
  "models": {
    "orchestration": "claude-4-sonnet"
  },
  "instructions": {
    "response": "You will respond in a friendly but concise manner",
    "orchestration": "For any query related to revenue we should use Analyst; For all policy questions we should use Search",
    "system": "You are a friendly agent ..."
  },
  "orchestration": {
    "budget": {
      "seconds": 30,
      "tokens": 16000
    }
  },
  "tools": [
    {
      "tool_spec": {
        "type": "generic",
        "name": "get_revenue",
        "description": "Fetch the delivery revenue for a location.",
        "input_schema": {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "location": {
              "type": "string",
              "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"
            }
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "location"
        ]
      }
    }
  ],
  "tool_resources": {
    "get_revenue": {
      "type": "function",
      "execution_environment": {
        "type": "warehouse",
        "warehouse": "MY_WH"
      },
      "identifier": "DB.SCHEMA.UDF"
    }
  }
}

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Response¶

A successful response returns a JSON object with details about the status of Cortex Agent update.

Response body¶

{"status": "Agent xxxx successfully updated."}

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List Cortex Agents¶

GET /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/agents

Lists the Cortex Agents under the specified database and schema.

Request¶

Path parameters¶

Parameter	Description
`database`	(Required) Identifier for the database to which the resource belongs. You can use the /api/v2/databases GET request to get a list of available databases.
`schema`	(Required) Identifier for the schema to which the resource belongs. You can use the /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas GET request to get a list of available schemas for the specified database.

Query parameters¶

Parameter	Description
`like`	(Optional) Filter the output by resource name. Uses case-insensitive pattern matching with support for SQL wildcard characters.
`fromName`	(Optional) Enable fetching rows only following the first row whose object name matches the specified string. Case-sensitive and does not have to be the full name.
`showLimit`	(Optional) Limit the maximum number of rows returned by the command. Minimum: 1. Maximum: 10000.

Request headers¶

Header	Description
`Authorization`	(Required) Authorization token. For more information, see Authentication.
`Content-Type`	(Required) application/json

Response¶

A successful response returns a JSON array of Cortex Agent resources.

Response headers¶

Header	Description
`X-Snowflake-Request-ID`	Unique ID of the API request.
`Link`	Links to the page of results (e.g. the first page, the last page, etc.). The header can include multiple url entries with different rel attribute values that specify the page to return (first, next, prev, and last).

Response body¶

[
 {
  "name": "my_agent",
  "database": "TEST_DB",
  "schema": "TEST_SCHEMA",
  "created_on": "2024-06-01T12:00:00Z",
  "owner": "ACCOUNTADMIN",
  "comment": "Sample agent"
 },
 {
  "name": "another_agent",
  "database": "TEST_DB",
  "schema": "TEST_SCHEMA",
  "created_on": "2024-06-02T08:30:00Z",
  "owner": "SYSADMIN",
  "comment": ""
 }
]

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Delete Cortex Agent¶

DELETE /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/agents/{name}

Deletes a Cortex Agent with the specified name. If the ifExists parameter is set to true, the operation succeeds even if the agent does not exist. Otherwise, the operation fails if the agent cannot be deleted.

Request¶

Path parameters¶

Parameter	Description
`database`	(Required) Identifier for the database to which the resource belongs. You can use the /api/v2/databases GET request to get a list of available databases.
`schema`	(Required) Identifier for the schema to which the resource belongs. You can use the /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas GET request to get a list of available schemas for the specified database.
`name`	(Required) Identifier for the agent.

Query parameters¶

Parameter	Description
`ifExists`	(Optional) Specifies how to handle the request if the agent does not exist. `true`: The endpoint does not throw an error if the agent does not exist. It returns a 200 success response, but does not take any action. `false`: The endpoint throws an error if the agent does not exist.

Parameter

Description

ifExists

(Optional) Specifies how to handle the request if the agent does not exist.

true: The endpoint does not throw an error if the agent does not exist. It returns a 200 success response, but does not take any action.
false: The endpoint throws an error if the agent does not exist.

Request headers¶

Header	Description
`Authorization`	(Required) Authorization token. For more information, see Authentication.
`Content-Type`	(Required) application/json

Response¶

A successful response returns a confirmation message.

Response body¶

{
 "status": "Request successfully completed"
}

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Schemas¶

`AgentInstructions`¶

Field	Type	Description
`response`	string	Instructions for response generation.
`orchestration`	string	These custom instructions are used when the agent is planning which tools to use.
`system`	string	System instructions for the agent.

Example

{
  "response": "You will respond in a friendly but concise manner",
  "orchestration": "For any query related to revenue we should use Analyst; For all policy questions we should use Search",
  "system": "You are a friendly agent ..."
}

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`AgentProfile`¶

The profile information for a Data Cortex agent.

Field	Type	Description
`display_name`	string	Display name for the agent.

Example

{
  "display_name": "My Agent"
}

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`BudgetConfig`¶

Field	Type	Description
`seconds`	integer	Time budget in seconds.
`tokens`	integer	Token budget.

Example

{
  "seconds": 30,
  "tokens": 16000
}

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`ExecutionEnvironment`¶

Configuration for server-executed tools.

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	The type of execution environment, currently only `warehouse` is supported.
`warehouse`	string	The name of the warehouse. Case-sensitive, if it is an unquoted identifier, provide the name in all-caps.
`query_timeout`	integer	The query timeout in seconds

Example

{
  "type": "warehouse",
  "warehouse": "MY_WAREHOUSE",
  "query_timeout": 60
}

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`ModelConfig`¶

Field	Type	Description
`orchestration`	string	Model to use for orchestration. If not provided, a model is automatically selected.

Example

{
  "orchestration": "claude-4-sonnet"
}

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`OrchestrationConfig`¶

Field	Type	Description
`budget`	BudgetConfig	Budget constraints for the agent. If more than one constraint is specified, whichever is first hit will end the request.

Example

{
  "budget": {
    "seconds": 30,
    "tokens": 16000
  }
}

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`Tool`¶

Defines a tool that can be used by the agent. Tools provide specific capabilities like data analysis, search, or generic functions.

Field	Type	Description
`tool_spec`	ToolSpec	Specification of the tool’s type, configuration, and input requirements.

Example

{
  "tool_spec": {
    "type": "generic",
    "name": "get_revenue",
    "description": "Fetch the delivery revenue for a location.",
    "input_schema": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "location": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"
        }
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "location"
    ]
  }
}

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`ToolInputSchema`¶

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	The type of the input schema object.
`description`	string	A description of what the input is.
`properties`	map of ToolInputSchema	If type is `object`, definitions of each input parameter.
`items`	ToolInputSchema	If type is `array`, the schema for the elements of the array.
`required`	array of string	If type is `object`, list of required input parameter names.

Example

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Input for my custom tool",
  "properties": {
    "location": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"
    }
  },
  "items": {},
  "required": [
    "location"
  ]
}

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`ToolResource`¶

Configuration for text-to-SQL analysis tool. Provides parameters for SQL query generation and execution. Exactly one of semantic_model_file or semantic_view must be provided.

Field

Type

Description

semantic_model_file

string

The path to a file stored in a Snowflake Stage holding the semantic model yaml.

semantic_view

string

The name of the Snowflake native semantic model object.

execution_environment

ExecutionEnvironment

Configuration for how to execute the generated SQL query.

Example
{
  "semantic_model_file": "@db.schema.stage/semantic_model.yaml",
  "semantic_view": "db.schema.semantic_view",
  "execution_environment": {
    "type": "warehouse",
    "warehouse": "MY_WAREHOUSE",
    "query_timeout": 60
  }
}
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Configuration for search functionality. Defines how document search and retrieval should be performed.

Field

Type

Description

search_service

string

The fully qualified name of the search service.

title_column

string

The title column of the document.

id_column

string

The ID column of the document.

filter

object

Filter query for search results.

Example
{
  "search_service": "database.schema.service_name",
  "title_column": "account_name",
  "id_column": "account_id",
  "filter": {
    "@eq": {
      "<column>": "<value>"
    }
  }
}
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Field

Type

Description

type

string

If the tool is server-side executed, whether it is a Stored Procedure or a UDF.

execution_environment

ExecutionEnvironment

identifier

string

Fully qualified name of the Stored Procedure or UDF.

Example
{
  "type": "function",
  "execution_environment": {
    "type": "warehouse",
    "warehouse": "MY_WAREHOUSE",
    "query_timeout": 60
  },
  "identifier": "MY_DB.MY_SCHEMA.MY_UDF"
}
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Field	Type	Description
`semantic_model_file`	string	The path to a file stored in a Snowflake Stage holding the semantic model yaml.
`semantic_view`	string	The name of the Snowflake native semantic model object.
`execution_environment`	ExecutionEnvironment	Configuration for how to execute the generated SQL query.

Field	Type	Description
`search_service`	string	The fully qualified name of the search service.
`title_column`	string	The title column of the document.
`id_column`	string	The ID column of the document.
`filter`	object	Filter query for search results.

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	If the tool is server-side executed, whether it is a Stored Procedure or a UDF.
`execution_environment`	ExecutionEnvironment
`identifier`	string	Fully qualified name of the Stored Procedure or UDF.

`ToolSpec`¶

Specification of the tool’s type, configuration, and input requirements.

Field	Type	Description
`type`	string	The type of tool capability. Can be specialized types like ‘cortex_analyst_text_to_sql’ or ‘generic’ for general-purpose tools.
`name`	string	Unique identifier for referencing this tool instance. Used to match with configuration in tool_resources.
`description`	string	Description of the tool to be considered for tool use.
`input_schema`	ToolInputSchema	JSON Schema definition of the expected input parameters for this tool. This will be fed to the agent so it knows the structure it should follow for when generating the input for ToolUses. Required for generic tools to specify their input parameters.

Example

{
  "type": "generic",
  "name": "get_weather",
  "description": "lorem ipsum",
  "input_schema": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "location": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "The city and state, e.g. San Francisco, CA"
      }
    },
    "required": [
      "location"
    ]
  }
}

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Cortex Agents REST API¶

Create Cortex Agent¶

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Describe Cortex Agent¶

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Update Cortex Agent¶

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List Cortex Agents¶

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Delete Cortex Agent¶

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Schemas¶

AgentInstructions¶

AgentProfile¶

BudgetConfig¶

ExecutionEnvironment¶

ModelConfig¶

OrchestrationConfig¶

Tool¶

ToolInputSchema¶

ToolResource¶

ToolSpec¶

`AgentInstructions`¶

`AgentProfile`¶

`BudgetConfig`¶

`ExecutionEnvironment`¶

`ModelConfig`¶

`OrchestrationConfig`¶

`Tool`¶

`ToolInputSchema`¶

`ToolResource`¶

`ToolSpec`¶