---
title: Redshift Connector | OpenMetadata AWS Data Warehouse
slug: /connectors/database/redshift
---

{% connectorDetailsHeader
name="Redshift"
stage="PROD"
platform="OpenMetadata"
availableFeatures=["Metadata", "Query Usage", "Data Profiler", "Data Quality", "dbt", "Lineage", "Column-level Lineage", "Stored Procedures", "Sample Data", "Reverse Metadata (Collate Only)"]
unavailableFeatures=["Owners", "Tags"]
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In this section, we provide guides and references to use the Redshift connector.

Configure and schedule Redshift metadata and profiler workflows from the OpenMetadata UI:

- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Metadata Ingestion](#metadata-ingestion)
    - [Incremental Extraction](/connectors/ingestion/workflows/metadata/incremental-extraction/redshift)
- [Query Usage](/connectors/ingestion/workflows/usage)
- [Data Profiler](/how-to-guides/data-quality-observability/profiler/workflow)
- [Data Quality](/how-to-guides/data-quality-observability/quality)
- [Lineage](/connectors/ingestion/lineage)
- [dbt Integration](/connectors/ingestion/workflows/dbt)
- [Enable Security](#securing-redshift-connection-with-ssl-in-openmetadata)
- [Troubleshooting](/connectors/database/redshift/troubleshooting)
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- [Reverse Metadata](#reverse-metadata)
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## Requirements

### Metadata
Redshift user must grant `SELECT` privilege on table [SVV_TABLE_INFO](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/r_SVV_TABLE_INFO.html) to fetch the metadata of tables and views. For more information visit [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/c_visibility-of-data.html).

```sql
-- Create a new user
-- More details https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/dg/r_CREATE_USER.html
CREATE USER test_user with PASSWORD 'password';

-- Grant SELECT on table
GRANT SELECT ON TABLE svv_table_info to test_user;
```

{% note %}
Ensure that the ingestion user has **USAGE** privileges on the schema containing the views. If additional access is needed, run the following command:  

```sql
GRANT USAGE ON SCHEMA "<schema_name>" TO <ingestion_user>;
```
{% /note %}

### Profiler & Data Quality
Executing the profiler workflow or data quality tests, will require the user to have `SELECT` permission on the tables/schemas where the profiler/tests will be executed. More information on the profiler workflow setup can be found [here](/how-to-guides/data-quality-observability/profiler/workflow) and data quality tests [here](/how-to-guides/data-quality-observability/quality).

### Usage & Lineage
For the usage and lineage workflow, the user will need `SELECT` privilege on `STL_QUERY` table. You can find more information on the usage workflow [here](/connectors/ingestion/workflows/usage) and the lineage workflow [here](/connectors/ingestion/workflows/lineage).

## Metadata Ingestion

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    connector: "Redshift", 
    selectServicePath: "/images/v1.7/connectors/redshift/select-service.png",
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It is recommmended to exclude the schema "information_schema" from the metadata ingestion as it contains system tables and views.

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#### Connection Details

- **Username**: Specify the User to connect to Redshift. It should have enough privileges to read all the metadata.
- **Password**: Password to connect to Redshift.
- **Database**: The database of the data source is an optional parameter, if you would like to restrict the metadata reading to a single database. If left blank, OpenMetadata ingestion attempts to scan all the databases.

{% note %}
During the metadata ingestion for redshift, the tables in which the distribution style i.e, `DISTSTYLE` is not `AUTO` will be marked as partitioned tables
{% /note %}

**SSL Configuration**

In order to integrate SSL in the Metadata Ingestion Config, the user will have to add the SSL config under connectionArguments which is placed in the source.

**SSL Modes**

There are a couple of types of SSL modes that Redshift supports which can be added to ConnectionArguments, they are as follows:
- **disable**: SSL is disabled and the connection is not encrypted.

- **allow**: SSL is used if the server requires it.

- **prefer**: SSL is used if the server supports it. Amazon Redshift supports SSL, so SSL is used when you set sslmode to prefer.

- **require**: SSL is required.

- **verify-ca**: SSL must be used and the server certificate must be verified.

- **verify-full**: SSL must be used. The server certificate must be verified and the server hostname must match the hostname attribute on the certificate.

For more information, you can visit [Redshift SSL documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/connecting-ssl-support.html)

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## Securing Redshift Connection with SSL in OpenMetadata

To establish secure connections between OpenMetadata and a Redshift database, you can configure SSL using different SSL modes provided by Redshift, each offering varying levels of security.

Under `Advanced Config`, specify the SSL mode appropriate for your connection, such as `prefer`, `verify-ca`, `allow`, and others. After selecting the SSL mode, provide the CA certificate used for SSL validation (`caCertificate`). Note that Redshift requires only the CA certificate for SSL validation.

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  src="/images/v1.7/connectors/ssl_connection.png"
  alt="SSL Configuration"
  height="450px"
  caption="SSL Configuration" /%}

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