Snowflake · Schema
ExternalVolume
A Snowflake external volume
DataData WarehouseData LakehouseCloud Data PlatformAnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceData EngineeringData GovernanceSQLApache IcebergModel Context ProtocolT1
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | String that specifies the identifier (the name) for the external volume; must be unique in your account. |
| storage_locations | array | Set of named cloud storage locations in different regions and, optionally, cloud platforms. |
| allow_writes | boolean | Specifies whether write operations are allowed for the external volume; must be set to TRUE for Iceberg tables that use Snowflake as the catalog. |
| comment | string | String (literal) that specifies a comment for the external volume. |
| created_on | string | Date and time when the external volume was created. |
| owner | string | Role that owns the external volume |
| owner_role_type | string | The type of role that owns the external volume |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "#/components/schemas/ExternalVolume",
"title": "ExternalVolume",
"type": "object",
"description": "A Snowflake external volume",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\"([^\"]|\"\")+\"|[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$",
"description": "String that specifies the identifier (the name) for the external volume; must be unique in your account.",
"example": "Example Title"
},
"storage_locations": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/StorageLocation"
},
"description": "Set of named cloud storage locations in different regions and, optionally, cloud platforms.",
"example": []
},
"allow_writes": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Specifies whether write operations are allowed for the external volume; must be set to TRUE for Iceberg tables that use Snowflake as the catalog.",
"example": true
},
"comment": {
"type": "string",
"description": "String (literal) that specifies a comment for the external volume.",
"example": "example_value"
},
"created_on": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"readOnly": true,
"description": "Date and time when the external volume was created.",
"example": "2026-01-15T10:30:00Z"
},
"owner": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\"([^\"]|\"\")+\"|[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$",
"readOnly": true,
"description": "Role that owns the external volume",
"example": "example_value"
},
"owner_role_type": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^\"([^\"]|\"\")+\"|[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_$]*$",
"readOnly": true,
"description": "The type of role that owns the external volume",
"example": "example_value"
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"storage_locations"
]
}
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