Snowflake

Snowflake Warehouse API

The warehouse API from Snowflake — 9 operation(s) for warehouse.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Business capability

IT Infrastructure Management BC-600.50

Operations 15

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

POST /api/v2/warehouses Create a virtual warehouse · Create or replace warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“How do I spin up a new compute warehouse?”

“Can I set auto-suspend and a size when creating a warehouse?”

Tell an agent

Create a warehouse named {name} of size {warehouse_size}.

Create warehouse {name} that auto-suspends after {auto_suspend} seconds and scales up to {max_cluster_count} clusters.

GET /api/v2/warehouses List virtual warehouses · List warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“Which virtual warehouses exist in my Snowflake account?”

“Can I filter the list of warehouses by a name pattern?”

Tell an agent

List all the virtual warehouses in the account.

Show warehouses whose names match analytics.

GET /api/v2/warehouses/{name} Describe a warehouse · Describe warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“What size and state is a particular warehouse in right now?”

“How can I see the settings of a single warehouse?”

Tell an agent

Describe warehouse {warehouse}.

Show me the size, state and auto-suspend setting of this warehouse.

DELETE /api/v2/warehouses/{name} Drop a warehouse · Drop warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“How do I permanently remove a virtual warehouse?”

“What happens when I drop a warehouse I no longer use?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Drop warehouse {warehouse}.

Delete this virtual warehouse from the account.

PUT /api/v2/warehouses/{name} Create or alter a warehouse with full settings · Create a (or alter an existing) warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“Can I change an existing warehouse's settings by sending its full definition?”

“Does altering a warehouse through the PUT call require every property, not just the changed ones?”

Tell an agent

Create or alter warehouse {warehouse} so its size is {warehouse_size}.

Apply the full definition for {name} with statement timeout {statement_timeout_in_seconds} seconds.

POST /api/v2/warehouses/{name}:resume Resume a suspended warehouse · Resume warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“How do I bring a suspended warehouse back to running?”

“Can I start a warehouse so it provisions compute again?”

Tell an agent

Resume warehouse {warehouse}.

Start this suspended warehouse so queries can run.

POST /api/v2/warehouses/{name}:suspend Suspend a running warehouse · Suspend warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“How do I stop a warehouse from burning credits when idle?”

“Can I suspend a warehouse to release its compute nodes?”

Tell an agent

Suspend warehouse {warehouse}.

Put this running warehouse into a suspended state.

POST /api/v2/warehouses/{name}:rename Rename a warehouse · Update and rename warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“How do I give an existing warehouse a new name?”

“Does a new warehouse name need to be unique in the account?”

Tell an agent

Rename warehouse {warehouse} to {name}.

Change the warehouse identifier to {name}.

POST /api/v2/warehouses/{name}:abort Abort all queries on a warehouse · Abort all queries #

Ask an LLM

“How can I kill every running and queued query on a warehouse?”

“Is there a way to clear a warehouse's query queue at once?”

Tell an agent destructive · confirm first

Abort all queries on warehouse {warehouse}.

Cancel every running and queued query on this warehouse.

POST /api/v2/warehouses/{name}:use Set the session's current warehouse · Use current warehouse for session #

Ask an LLM

“How do I make a warehouse the active one for my session?”

“Is the endpoint that sets the current session warehouse deprecated?”

Tell an agent

Use warehouse {warehouse} for my current session.

Make the warehouse I named the active session warehouse.

POST /api/v2/warehouses/{name}:enable Enable an adaptive warehouse · enable adaptive warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“How do I switch an adaptive warehouse to enabled?”

“Can I turn an adaptive warehouse back on after disabling it?”

Tell an agent

Enable adaptive warehouse {warehouse}.

Put this adaptive warehouse into the enabled state.

POST /api/v2/warehouses/{name}:disable Disable an adaptive warehouse · disable adaptive warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“How do I switch off an adaptive warehouse?”

“Can an adaptive warehouse be put into a disabled state?”

Tell an agent

Disable adaptive warehouse {warehouse}.

Put this adaptive warehouse into the disabled state.

POST /api/v2/warehouses/{name}:set-tags Set tags on a warehouse · Set tags on a warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“How do I tag a warehouse for cost allocation?”

“Can I attach a department tag to a warehouse?”

Tell an agent

Set tags on warehouse {warehouse}.

Tag the warehouse I named with our cost center.

POST /api/v2/warehouses/{name}:unset-tags Remove tags from a warehouse · Unset tags from a warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“How can I remove a tag from a warehouse?”

“Can I clear the cost center tag on a warehouse?”

Tell an agent

Unset tags from warehouse {warehouse}.

Remove the department tag from the warehouse I named.

GET /api/v2/warehouses/{name}:get-tags Get tag assignments for a warehouse · Get the tag assignments for a warehouse #

Ask an LLM

“Which tags are assigned to a warehouse?”

“Does checking a warehouse's tags need an active warehouse?”

Tell an agent

Show all tags assigned to warehouse {warehouse}.

List the tag assignments on the warehouse I named.

Documentation

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/account

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/alert

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/api-integration

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/catalog-integration

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/compute-pool

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/snowflake-cortex/cortex-analyst/rest-api

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/cortex-inference

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/cortex-search-service

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/database-role

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/database

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/dynamic-table

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/event-table

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/external-volume

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/function

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/grant

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/iceberg-table

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/image-repository

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/managed-account

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/network-policy

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/notebook

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/notification-integration

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/pipe

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/procedure

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/result

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/role

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/schema

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/service

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/sql-api/index

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/stage

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/stream

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/table

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/task

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/user-defined-function

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/user

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/view

https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-rest-api/reference/warehouse

Specifications

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

Schemas & Data

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

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

Other Resources

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/account-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/alert-context.jsonld

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/compute-pool-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/cortex-analyst-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/cortex-inference-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/cortex-search-service-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/database-role-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/database-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/dynamic-table-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/event-table-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/external-volume-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/function-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/grant-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/iceberg-table-context.jsonld

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/managed-account-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/network-policy-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/notebook-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/notification-integration-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/pipe-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/procedure-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/role-context.jsonld

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/snowflake/refs/heads/main/json-ld/warehouse-context.jsonld

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

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 0.0.1
  title: Snowflake Warehouse API
  description: The Snowflake Warehouse API is a REST API that you can use to access, customize and manage virtual warehouse in a Snowflake account.
  contact:
    name: Snowflake, Inc.
    url: https://snowflake.com
    email: support@snowflake.com
servers:
- description: Snowflake Warehouse API
  url: https://org-account.snowflakecomputing.com
security:
- KeyPair: []
- ExternalOAuth: []
- SnowflakeOAuth: []
- ProgrammaticAccessToken: []
tags:


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