Snowflake

Snowflake View API

The view API from Snowflake — 2 operation(s) for view.

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Operations 7

GET /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views List views #

POST /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views Create a view #

GET /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views/{name} Fetch a view #

DELETE /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views/{name} Delete a view #

POST /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views/{name}:set-tags Set tags on a view #

POST /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views/{name}:unset-tags Unset tags from a view #

GET /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views/{name}:get-tags Get the tag assignments for a view #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 0.0.1
  title: Snowflake View API
  description: The Snowflake View API is a REST API that you can use to access, update, and perform certain actions on View 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: View
paths:
  /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views:
    get:
      summary: List views
      tags:
      - View
      operationId: listViews
      parameters:
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/database
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/schema
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/like
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/startsWith
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/showLimit
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/fromName
      - name: deep
        description: Optionally includes dependency information of the view.
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '200':
          description: successful
          headers:
            X-Snowflake-Request-ID:
              $ref: common.yaml#/components/headers/X-Snowflake-Request-ID
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/View'
        '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 view
      tags:
      - View
      operationId: createView
      parameters:
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/database
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/schema
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/createMode
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/copyGrants
      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/View'
  /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views/{name}:
    get:
      summary: Fetch a view
      tags:
      - View
      operationId: fetchView
      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
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/View'
        '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 view
      tags:
      - View
      operationId: deleteView
      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
  /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views/{name}:set-tags:
    post:
      summary: Set tags on a view
      tags:
      - View
      description: Set tags on a view.
      operationId: setTags
      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
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: common.yaml#/components/schemas/TagAssignment
  /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views/{name}:unset-tags:
    post:
      summary: Unset tags from a view
      tags:
      - View
      description: Unset tags from a view.
      operationId: unsetTags
      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
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: common.yaml#/components/schemas/TagReference
  /api/v2/databases/{database}/schemas/{schema}/views/{name}:get-tags:
    get:
      summary: Get the tag assignments for a view
      tags:
      - View
      description: Returns all tags assigned to a view. This operation requires an active warehouse.
      operationId: getTags
      parameters:
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/database
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/schema
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/name
      - $ref: common.yaml#/components/parameters/withLineage
      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: common.yaml#/components/schemas/TagAssignment
        '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:
    View:
      type: object
      description: A Snowflake view
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the view
        secure:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether or not this view is secure
        kind:
          type: string
          enum:
          - PERMANENT
          - TEMPORARY
          description: Kind of the view, permanent (default) or temporary
        recursive:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether or not this view can refer to itself using recursive syntax withot requiring a CTE (common table expression)
        columns:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ViewColumn'
          description: The columns of the view
        comment:
          type: string
          description: user comment associated to an object in the dictionary
        query:
          type: string
          description: Query used to create the view
        created_on:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          readOnly: true
          description: Date and time when the view was created.
        database_name:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: Database in which the view is stored
        schema_name:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: Schema in which the view is stored
        owner:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: Role that owns the view
        owner_role_type:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: The type of role that owns the view
      required:
      - name
      - columns
      - query
    ViewColumn:
      type: object
      description: A column specifier in the view
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: Column name
        comment:
          type: string
          description: Specifies a comment for the column
        datatype:
          type: string
          readOnly: true
          description: The data type for the column
      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

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