OpenMetadata/openmetadata-docs/content/openmetadata/connectors/database/snowflake/cli.md

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Run Snowflake Connector using the CLI	/openmetadata/connectors/database/snowflake/cli

If you want to run the Usage Connector, you'll also need to install:

pip3 install "openmetadata-ingestion[snowflake-usage]"

Source Configuration - Service Connection

• username: Specify the User to connect to Snowflake. It should have enough privileges to read all the metadata.
• password: Password to connect to Snowflake.
• account: Enter the details for the Snowflake Account.
• role: Enter the details of the Snowflake Account Role. This is an optional detail.
• warehouse: Warehouse name.
• 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.
• privateKey: Connection to Snowflake instance via Private Key.
• snowflakePrivatekeyPassphrase: Snowflake Passphrase Key used with Private Key.
• Connection Options (Optional): Enter the details for any additional connection options that can be sent to Snowflake during the connection. These details must be added as Key-Value pairs.
• Connection Arguments (Optional): Enter the details for any additional connection arguments such as security or protocol configs that can be sent to Snowflake during the connection. These details must be added as Key-Value pairs.
  • In case you are using Single-Sign-On (SSO) for authentication, add the authenticator details in the Connection Arguments as a Key-Value pair as follows: "authenticator" : "sso_login_url"
  • In case you authenticate with SSO using an external browser popup, then add the authenticator details in the Connection Arguments as a Key-Value pair as follows: "authenticator" : "externalbrowser"