id = "snowflake-cli"
name = "Snowflake CLI"
homepage = "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-cli"
description = "A command-line interface for configuring and using Snowflake connections."
executables = ["snow"]
[dotfiles]
paths = [
"~/.snowflake/",
"[configHome]/snowflake/",
"[appData]/snowflake/",
"%LOCALAPPDATA%/snowflake/",
]
secret = [
"~/.snowflake/config.toml",
"~/.snowflake/connections.toml",
"[configHome]/snowflake/config.toml",
"[configHome]/snowflake/connections.toml",
"[appData]/snowflake/config.toml",
"[appData]/snowflake/connections.toml",
"%LOCALAPPDATA%/snowflake/config.toml",
"%LOCALAPPDATA%/snowflake/connections.toml",
]
side_effect = false
[commands]
format = 1
label = "Run SQL"
description = "Run a query or SQL file against a Snowflake connection. Other snow commands (apps, streamlit, stage, ...) and authentication options are left out."
quality = "ai-draft"
parser = { end_of_options = "--", interleave = "permute", long_equals = false, short_attached = true, short_bundles = false }
[[commands.subcommand]]
path = ["sql"]
label = "Execute SQL"
description = "snow sql with a query, a file or standard input."
[[commands.subcommand.source]]
id = "snow-docs"
kind = "manual"
url = "https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowflake-cli/command-reference/sql-commands/sql"
revision = "Snowflake CLI docs 2026-10"
evidence = '''snow sql
--query, -q TEXT
Query to execute.
--filename, -f FILE
File to execute.
--stdin, -i
Read the query from standard input.
--variable, -D TEXT
String in format of key=value.
--connection, -c, --environment TEXT
Name of the connection, as defined in your config.toml file.
--database, --dbname TEXT
--schema, --schemaname TEXT
--role, --rolename TEXT
--warehouse TEXT
--format [TABLE|JSON|JSON_EXT|CSV|PLAIN]
Specifies the output format. Default: TABLE.
--single-transaction / --no-single-transaction'''
[[commands.subcommand.field]]
id = "query"
label = "Query"
type = "string"
option = ["--query", "-q"]
sources = ["snow-docs"]
[[commands.subcommand.field]]
id = "filename"
label = "SQL file"
type = "path"
option = ["--filename", "-f"]
path = { kind = "file", role = "input" }
sources = ["snow-docs"]
[[commands.subcommand.field]]
id = "stdin"
label = "Read query from standard input"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--stdin", "-i"]
sources = ["snow-docs"]
[[commands.subcommand.field]]
id = "variable"
label = "Template variables"
description = "key=value"
type = "string"
option = ["--variable", "-D"]
multiple = true
sources = ["snow-docs"]
[[commands.subcommand.field]]
id = "connection"
label = "Connection"
type = "string"
option = ["--connection", "-c"]
sources = ["snow-docs"]
[[commands.subcommand.field]]
id = "database"
label = "Database"
type = "string"
option = ["--database"]
sources = ["snow-docs"]
[[commands.subcommand.field]]
id = "schema"
label = "Schema"
type = "string"
option = ["--schema"]
sources = ["snow-docs"]
[[commands.subcommand.field]]
id = "role"
label = "Role"
type = "string"
option = ["--role"]
sources = ["snow-docs"]
[[commands.subcommand.field]]
id = "warehouse"
label = "Warehouse"
type = "string"
option = ["--warehouse"]
sources = ["snow-docs"]
[[commands.subcommand.field]]
id = "format"
label = "Output format"
type = "enum"
option = ["--format"]
choices = [{ value = "TABLE", label = "TABLE" }, { value = "JSON", label = "JSON" }, { value = "JSON_EXT", label = "JSON_EXT" }, { value = "CSV", label = "CSV" }, { value = "PLAIN", label = "PLAIN" }]
sources = ["snow-docs"]
[[commands.subcommand.field]]
id = "single_transaction"
label = "Single transaction"
type = "boolean"
option = ["--single-transaction"]
sources = ["snow-docs"]
[[commands.subcommand.task]]
id = "query"
label = "Run a query"
fields = ["query", "connection", "format"]
required = ["query"]
[[commands.subcommand.task]]
id = "file"
label = "Run a SQL file"
fields = ["filename", "connection", "variable"]
required = ["filename"]
[[commands.subcommand.group]]
id = "basic"
label = "Basic"
fields = ["query", "filename", "connection", "format", "warehouse"]
[[commands.subcommand.group]]
id = "advanced"
label = "Advanced"
fields = ["stdin", "variable", "database", "schema", "role", "single_transaction"]
