Unstructured Data

Unstructured data is information that does not fit into a predefined data model or schema. Typically text-heavy, such as form responses and social media conversations, unstructured data also encompasses images, video, and audio. Industry-specific file types such as VCF (genomics), KDF (semiconductors), or HDF5 (aeronautics) are included in this category.

Snowflake supports the following actions:

• Securely access data files located in cloud storage.

• Share file access URLs with collaborators and partners.

• Load file access URLs and other file metadata into Snowflake tables.

Next Topics:

• Introduction to Unstructured Data Support
• Directory Tables
• REST API for Unstructured Data Support
• Processing Unstructured Data Using Java UDFs or UDTFs
• Sharing Unstructured Data
• Troubleshooting Processing of Unstructured Data