Snowflake

Overview
You can create a Snowflake Source Connector to read from multiple tables within your Snowflake, using Snowflake's key pair authentication.  
To set up this Connector, you will need to configure key pair authentication for your Snowflake account and provide the private key. To learn more about configuring key pair authentication within Snowflake, visit:https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/key-pair-auth.html​
The schema for this Connector is defined by the selected columns from the query. The schema cannot be changed after saving the Connector.
Prerequisites
Information needed:
Private Key
Account Name
User Name
Warehouse
Creating a Snowflake Source Connector
Step 1: Click New Connector 
Step 2: Under the System prompt, click Snowflake

Step 3: Enter a Connector Name.‌
Step 4: Select Source Connector.‌
Authentication
Private Key
Step 1: Provide a private Snowflake key in PEM format as shown below:
Note: We do not currently support encrypted keys
To learn more about configuring key pair authentication for your Snowflake account, visit: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/key-pair-auth.html​
Account Information
Step 1: Provide your Snowflake account name in this format <account_locator>.<region_id>.<cloud>
 E.g. xk79910.us-central1.gcp
Note: Your full account name may include segments that identify the region and cloud platform where your account is hosted. Include those additional segments when providing your account name. 
To learn more about Snowflake account names, visit: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/connecting.html​
Step 2: Enter User name
Step 3: Provide the name of the warehouse that will execute the query you provide below.
Query
Provide a query to access the data in your Snowflake. You can query against multiple tables, and your query can be as complex as you need it to be.
For more information about writing a query, visit: https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/querying.html​
The schema for this source Connector is defined by the selected columns from the query. The schema cannot be changed after saving the Connector, so please confirm it is accurate before proceeding.

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Overview

Prerequisites

Creating a Snowflake Source Connector

Authentication

Account Information

Query