snowsql Command Examples

SnowSQL command-line client for Snowflake's Data Cloud. More information: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/snowsql.html.

• Connect to a specific instance at https://account.snowflakecomputing.com (password can be provided in prompt or configuration file):

snowsql --accountname {{account}} --username {{username}} --dbname {{database}} --schemaname {{schema}}

• Connect to an instance specified by a specific configuration file (defaults to ~/.snowsql/config):

snowsql --config {{path/to/configuration_file}}

• Connect to the default instance using a token for multi-factor authentication:

snowsql --mfa-passcode {{token}}

• Execute a single SQL query or SnowSQL command on the default connection (useful in shell scripts):

snowsql --query '{{query}}'

• Execute commands from a specific file on the default connection:

snowsql --filename {{path/to/file.sql}}