DESCRIBE APPLICATION PACKAGE¶

Displays information about an application package.

DESCRIBE can be abbreviated to DESC.

See also:: ALTER APPLICATION PACKAGE, CREATE APPLICATION PACKAGE, DROP APPLICATION PACKAGE, SHOW APPLICATION PACKAGES

Syntax¶

DESC[RIBE] APPLICATION PACKAGE <name>

Parameters¶

name: Specifies the identifier of the application package to describe.

Output¶

The command displays properties of an application package in the following columns:

Column	Description
`property`	The name of the property of the application package. This column can include the properties listed in the following table.
`value`	The value assigned to the property of the application package.

The property column can include the following properties of an application package:

Property	Description
`name`	The name of the application package.
`created_on`	The timestamp when the application package was created.
`distribution`	The distribution method of the application package. Valid values are `INTERNAL` and `EXTERNAL`.
`multiple_instances`	Indicates whether multiple instances of the application package can be installed in a single account. Valid values are `TRUE` and `FALSE`.
`uses_container_services`	Indicates whether the application package uses Snowpark Container Services. Valid values are `TRUE` and `FALSE`.
`comment`	A description of the application package.
`owner`	The owner of the application package.
`release-channels`	Indicates whether release channels are enabled for the application package. Valid values are `ENABLED` and `DISABLED`.
`listing_auto_refresh`	Indicates whether Cross-Cloud Auto-Fulfillment is enabled for the application package. Valid values are `TRUE` and `FALSE`.

Usage notes¶

To post-process the output of this command, you can use the pipe operator (->>) or the RESULT_SCAN function. Both constructs treat the output as a result set that you can query.

For example, you can use the pipe operator or RESULT_SCAN function to select specific columns from the SHOW command output or filter the rows.

When you refer to the output columns, use double-quoted identifiers for the column names. For example, to select the output column type, specify SELECT "type".

You must use double-quoted identifiers because the output column names for SHOW commands are in lowercase. The double quotes ensure that the column names in the SELECT list or WHERE clause match the column names in the SHOW command output that was scanned.

Examples¶

Describe the properties of an application package:

DESC APPLICATION PACKAGE hello_snowflake_app;

+------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| property                           | value                         |
|------------------------------------+-------------------------------|
| name                               | hello_snowflake_app_package   |
| created_on                         | 2025-07-14 14:29:56.927 -0700 |
| distribution                       | INTERNAL                      |
| multiple_instances                 | FALSE                         |
| uses_container_services            | FALSE                         |
| comment                            | My awesome app                |
| owner                              | APP_DEV_ROLE                  |
| release_channels                   | ENABLED                       |
| listing_auto_refresh               | DISABLED                      |
+------------------------------------+-------------------------------+