Unload Data from Snowflake¶

Snowflake supports bulk unloading of data from a database table into flat, delimited text files. The following topics detail the processes and procedures associated with unloading data.

Overview of data unloading: Introduction and overview of unloading data.
Summary of Data Unloading Features: Reference of the supported features for using the COPY INTO <location> command to unload data from Snowflake tables into flat files.
Data unloading considerations: Best practices, general guidelines, and important considerations for unloading data.
Preparing to unload data: Supported data file formats for unloading data.
Unloading into a Snowflake stage: Instructions on using the COPY command to unload data from a table into an internal (i.e. Snowflake) stage.
Unloading into Amazon S3: Instructions on using the COPY command to unload data from a table into an Amazon S3 bucket.
Unloading into Google Cloud Storage: Instructions on using the COPY command to unload data from a table into an Google Cloud Storage bucket.
Unloading into Microsoft Azure: Instructions on using the COPY command to unload data from a table into an Azure container.