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Snowflake Tag API

The Snowflake Tag API is a REST API that you can use to access, update, and perform certain actions on Tag resources in a Snowflake database.

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Operations 7

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GET /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/tags List tag definitions in a schema · List tags #
Ask an LLM
“Which governance tags are defined in this schema?”
“Can I list every tag object under a database and schema?”
Tell an agent
List the tags defined in schema {schema} of database {database}.
Show me all tag objects created here.
POST /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/tags Create a tag · Create a tag #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a tag that only accepts a fixed list of values?”
“Can a new tag propagate automatically to downstream objects?”
Tell an agent
Create a tag named {name} in {database}.{schema}.
Create tag {name} limited to the values {allowed_values}.
GET /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/tags/{name} Get the definition of a tag · Fetch a tag #
Ask an LLM
“What allowed values and propagation setting does a particular tag have?”
“Who owns a given tag object?”
Tell an agent
Show me the definition of tag {tag} in {database}.{schema}.
Fetch the tag's allowed values and owner.
DELETE /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/tags/{name} Drop a tag · Delete a tag #
Ask an LLM
“How do I drop a tag we no longer use?”
“Can a tag object be deleted through the API?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Drop tag {tag} from {database}.{schema}.
Delete the tag object.
PUT /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/tags/{name} Create or update a tag definition · Create or update a tag #
Ask an LLM
“Can I change an existing tag's allowed values by resending its definition?”
“Which call creates a tag if missing or updates it if it already exists?”
Tell an agent
Create or update tag {tag} in {database}.{schema} so its allowed values are {allowed_values}.
Update tag {name} with the comment {comment}, creating it if needed.
POST /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/tags/{name}:undrop Restore a dropped tag · Undrop a tag #
Ask an LLM
“Can I bring back a tag I dropped by mistake?”
“Is there a way to undrop a tag?”
Tell an agent
Undrop tag {tag} in {database}.{schema}.
Restore the tag I just dropped.
POST /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/tags/{name}:rename Rename or move a tag · Rename a tag with a new identifier #
Ask an LLM
“Can I rename a tag without recreating it?”
“Is it possible to move a tag into a different database or schema?”
Tell an agent
Rename tag {tag} in {database}.{schema} to {new_name}.
Move the tag to {database}.{schema} as {new_name}.

Documentation

📖
Documentation
https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/tag

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/openapi/snowflake-tag-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-schema/snowflake-tag-schema.json

Other Resources

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Overlay
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/overlays/snowflake-tag-overlay.yaml

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OpenAPI Specification

snowflake-tag-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 0.0.1
  title: Snowflake Tag API
  description: The Snowflake Tag API is a REST API that you can use to access, update, and perform certain actions on Tag resource in a Snowflake database.
  contact:
    name: Snowflake, Inc.
    url: https://snowflake.com
    email: support@snowflake.com
servers:
- description: Snowflake REST Server
  url: https://org-account.snowflakecomputing.com
security:
- KeyPair: []
- ExternalOAuth: []
- SnowflakeOAuth: []
- ProgrammaticAccessToken: []
tags:
- name: Tag
paths:
  /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/tags:
    get:
      summary: List tags
      tags:
      - Tag
      operationId: listTags
      parameters:
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/database
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/schema
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/like
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          headers:
            X-Snowflake-Request-ID:
              $ref: common.yaml#/components/headers/X-Snowflake-Request-ID
            Link:
              $ref: common.yaml#/components/headers/Link
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
        '202':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/202SuccessAcceptedResponse
        '400':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/400BadRequest
        '401':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/401Unauthorized
        '403':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/403Forbidden
        '404':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/404NotFound
        '405':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/405MethodNotAllowed
        '408':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/408RequestTimeout
        '409':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/409Conflict
        '410':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/410Gone
        '429':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/429LimitExceeded
        '500':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/500InternalServerError
        '503':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/503ServiceUnavailable
        '504':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/504GatewayTimeout
    post:
      summary: Create a tag
      tags:
      - Tag
      operationId: createTag
      parameters:
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/database
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/schema
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/createMode
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/200SuccessResponse
        '202':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/202SuccessAcceptedResponse
        '400':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/400BadRequest
        '401':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/401Unauthorized
        '403':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/403Forbidden
        '404':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/404NotFound
        '405':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/405MethodNotAllowed
        '408':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/408RequestTimeout
        '409':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/409Conflict
        '410':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/410Gone
        '429':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/429LimitExceeded
        '500':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/500InternalServerError
        '503':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/503ServiceUnavailable
        '504':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/504GatewayTimeout
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
  /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/tags/{name}:
    get:
      summary: Fetch a tag
      tags:
      - Tag
      operationId: fetchTag
      parameters:
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/database
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/schema
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          headers:
            X-Snowflake-Request-ID:
              $ref: common.yaml#/components/headers/X-Snowflake-Request-ID
            Link:
              $ref: common.yaml#/components/headers/Link
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
        '202':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/202SuccessAcceptedResponse
        '400':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/400BadRequest
        '401':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/401Unauthorized
        '403':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/403Forbidden
        '404':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/404NotFound
        '405':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/405MethodNotAllowed
        '408':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/408RequestTimeout
        '409':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/409Conflict
        '410':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/410Gone
        '429':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/429LimitExceeded
        '500':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/500InternalServerError
        '503':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/503ServiceUnavailable
        '504':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/504GatewayTimeout
    delete:
      summary: Delete a tag
      tags:
      - Tag
      operationId: deleteTag
      parameters:
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/database
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/schema
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/name
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/ifExists
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/200SuccessResponse
        '202':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/202SuccessAcceptedResponse
        '400':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/400BadRequest
        '401':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/401Unauthorized
        '403':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/403Forbidden
        '404':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/404NotFound
        '405':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/405MethodNotAllowed
        '408':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/408RequestTimeout
        '409':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/409Conflict
        '410':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/410Gone
        '429':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/429LimitExceeded
        '500':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/500InternalServerError
        '503':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/503ServiceUnavailable
        '504':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/504GatewayTimeout
    put:
      summary: Create or update a tag
      tags:
      - Tag
      operationId: createOrAlterTag
      parameters:
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/database
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/schema
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/name
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/200SuccessResponse
        '202':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/202SuccessAcceptedResponse
        '400':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/400BadRequest
        '401':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/401Unauthorized
        '403':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/403Forbidden
        '404':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/404NotFound
        '405':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/405MethodNotAllowed
        '408':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/408RequestTimeout
        '409':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/409Conflict
        '410':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/410Gone
        '429':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/429LimitExceeded
        '500':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/500InternalServerError
        '503':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/503ServiceUnavailable
        '504':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/504GatewayTimeout
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tag'
  /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/tags/{name}:undrop:
    post:
      summary: Undrop a tag
      tags:
      - Tag
      operationId: undropTag
      parameters:
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/database
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/schema
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/name
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/200SuccessResponse
        '202':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/202SuccessAcceptedResponse
        '400':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/400BadRequest
        '401':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/401Unauthorized
        '403':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/403Forbidden
        '404':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/404NotFound
        '405':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/405MethodNotAllowed
        '408':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/408RequestTimeout
        '409':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/409Conflict
        '410':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/410Gone
        '429':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/429LimitExceeded
        '500':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/500InternalServerError
        '503':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/503ServiceUnavailable
        '504':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/504GatewayTimeout
  /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/tags/{name}:rename:
    post:
      summary: Rename a tag with a new identifier
      tags:
      - Tag
      operationId: renameTag
      parameters:
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/database
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/schema
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/name
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/ifExists
      - name: targetDatabase
        description: Database of the target resource. Defaults to the source's database
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^"([^"]|"")+"|[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$
      - name: targetSchema
        description: Schema of the target resource. Defaults to the source's schema
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^"([^"]|"")+"|[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$
      - name: targetName
        description: Name of the target resource.
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^"([^"]|"")+"|[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/200SuccessResponse
        '202':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/202SuccessAcceptedResponse
        '400':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/400BadRequest
        '401':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/401Unauthorized
        '403':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/403Forbidden
        '404':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/404NotFound
        '405':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/405MethodNotAllowed
        '408':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/408RequestTimeout
        '409':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/409Conflict
        '410':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/410Gone
        '429':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/429LimitExceeded
        '500':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/500InternalServerError
        '503':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/503ServiceUnavailable
        '504':
          $ref: common.yaml#/components/responses/504GatewayTimeout
components:
  schemas:
    Tag:
      type: object
      description: A Snowflake tag
      properties:
        allowed_values:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          description: Possible string values that can be assigned with the tag when the tag is set on an object
        propagate:
          type: string
          description: Specifies that the tag will be automatically propagated from source objects to target objects
        on_conflict:
          type: string
          description: Specifies what happens when there is a conflict between the values of propagated tags
        comment:
          type: string
          description: Comment for the tag
        name:
          type: string
          pattern: ^"([^"]|"")+"|[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$
          description: Name of the tag
        created_on:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
          description: Date and time when the tag was created.
        database_name:
          type: string
          pattern: ^"([^"]|"")+"|[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$
          readOnly: true
          description: Database in which the tag is stored
        schema_name:
          type: string
          pattern: ^"([^"]|"")+"|[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$
          readOnly: true
          description: Schema in which the tag is stored
        owner:
          type: string
          pattern: ^"([^"]|"")+"|[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$
          readOnly: true
          description: Role that owns the tag
        owner_role_type:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: The type of role that owns the tag
      required:
      - name
  securitySchemes:
    KeyPair:
      $ref: common.yaml#/components/securitySchemes/KeyPair
    ExternalOAuth:
      $ref: common.yaml#/components/securitySchemes/ExternalOAuth
    SnowflakeOAuth:
      $ref: common.yaml#/components/securitySchemes/SnowflakeOAuth
    ProgrammaticAccessToken:
      $ref: common.yaml#/components/securitySchemes/ProgrammaticAccessToken