BACKUPS view

This Information Schema view provides information on backups.

Columns

Column nameData typeDescription
IDVARCHAR

Snowflake-generated identifier of the backup.

Note: this is not the local ID, this is the globally unique UUID of the backup.

CREATEDTIMESTAMP_LTZTimestamp at which backup was created.
BACKUP_SET_NAMEVARCHARName of backup set that contains the backup.
BACKUP_SET_SCHEMAVARCHARName of schema that the backup set belongs to.
BACKUP_SET_CATALOGVARCHARName of database that the backup set belongs to.
EXPIRATION_SCHEDULED_FORTIMESTAMP_LTZTimestamp at which backup will be expired and deleted.
IS_UNDER_LEGAL_HOLDBOOLEANY if backup is under legal hold; N otherwise.

Usage notes

  • Latency for the view may be up to 180 minutes (3 hours).