Snowflake

The following are the requirements and connection instructions for using Snowflake with Amazon AppFlow.

Note

You can use Snowflake as a destination only.

Requirements

• Amazon AppFlow uses the Snowflake COPY command to move data using an S3 bucket. To configure the integration, see Configuring Secure Access to Amazon S3 in the Snowflake documentation.

• You must also add access to the kms:Decrypt action so that Snowflake can access the encrypted data that Amazon AppFlow stored in the Amazon S3 bucket.

  {
      "Effect": "Allow",
      "Action": "kms:Decrypt",
      "Resource": "*"
  }

• You must provide Amazon AppFlow with the following information:

  • the name of the stage and the S3 bucket for the stage

  • the user name and password for your Snowflake account

  • the S3 bucket prefix

  • the warehouse that you want to use to move the data

Connection instructions

To connect to Snowflake while creating a flow

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon AppFlow console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/appflow/.

2. Choose Create flow.

3. For Flow details, enter a name and description for the flow.

4. (Optional) To use a customer managed CMK instead of the default AWS managed CMK, choose Data encryption, Customize encryption settings and then choose an existing CMK or create a new one.

5. (Optional) To add a tag, choose Tags, Add tag and then enter the key name and value.

6. Choose Next.

7. Choose Snowflake from the Destination name dropdown list.

8. Choose Connect or Connect with PrivateLink to open the Connect to Snowflake dialog box.

   1. Under Warehouse, enter the Snowflake warehouse that you want to use to move the data.

   2. Under Stage name, enter the Amazon S3 stage name in the following format: <Database> <Schema> <Stage name>

   3. Under Bucket details, select the S3 bucket where Amazon AppFlow will write data prior to copying it.

   4. Under Account name, enter your Snowflake account name. You can find your account name in the URL of your Snowflake instance. For example, if your Snowflake URL is https://vna33034.snowflakecomputing.com, your account name is vna33034.

   5. Under User name, enter the user name you use to log into Snowflake.

   6. Under Data encryption, enter your AWS KMS key.

   7. Under Connection name, specify a name for your connection.

   8. Choose Connect.

   

Now that you are connected to your Snowflake account, you can continue with the flow creation steps as described in Creating flows in Amazon AppFlow.

Tip

If you aren’t connected successfully, ensure that you have followed the instructions in the Requirements section.

Related resources

• Configuring Secure Access to Amazon S3 in the Snowflake documentation