FUNCTIONS view¶

This Information Schema view displays a row for each user-defined function (UDF), external function, or data metric function defined in the specified (or current) database.

For more information about external functions, see Writing external functions. For more information about UDFs, see User-defined functions overview.

Columns¶

Column Name	Data Type	Description
FUNCTION_CATALOG	VARCHAR	Database to which the function belongs.
FUNCTION_SCHEMA	VARCHAR	Schema to which the function belongs.
FUNCTION_NAME	VARCHAR	Function name.
FUNCTION_OWNER	VARCHAR	Name of the role that owns the function.
ARGUMENT_SIGNATURE	VARCHAR	Type signature of the function’s arguments.
DATA_TYPE	VARCHAR	Data type of the function’s return value.
CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH	NUMBER(9,0)	Maximum length in characters of a string return value.
CHARACTER_OCTET_LENGTH	NUMBER(9,0)	Maximum length in bytes of a string return value.
NUMERIC_PRECISION	NUMBER(9,0)	Numeric precision of numeric return value.
NUMERIC_PRECISION_RADIX	NUMBER(9,0)	Radix of precision of numeric return value.
NUMERIC_SCALE	NUMBER(9,0)	Scale of numeric return value.
FUNCTION_LANGUAGE	VARCHAR	Language of the function’s handler.
FUNCTION_DEFINITION	VARCHAR	Definition of the function’s handler.
VOLATILITY	VARCHAR	VOLATILE if the function is volatile; IMMUTABLE if it is immutable.
IS_NULL_CALL	VARCHAR(3)	`YES` if the function is called on null input; otherwise, `NO`.
IS_SECURE	VARCHAR(3)	`YES` if the function is secure; otherwise, `NO`.
CREATED	TIMESTAMP_LTZ(9)	Creation time of the function.
LAST_ALTERED	TIMESTAMP_LTZ(9)	Date and time the object was last altered by a DML, DDL, or background metadata operation. See Usage Notes.
COMMENT	VARCHAR	Comment for the function.
IS_EXTERNAL [1]	VARCHAR(3)	`YES` if the function is an external function; otherwise, `NO`.
API_INTEGRATION [1]	VARCHAR	Name of the API integration object to authenticate the call to the proxy service an external function makes.
CONTEXT_HEADERS [1]	VARCHAR	Context header information for the external function.
MAX_BATCH_ROWS [1]	NUMBER(9,0)	Maximum number of rows in each batch sent to the proxy service for an external function.
REQUEST_TRANSLATOR [1]	VARCHAR	Name of the external function’s request translator (if any).
RESPONSE_TRANSLATOR [1]	VARCHAR	Name of the external function’s response translator (if any).
COMPRESSION [1]	VARCHAR	Type of compression used for serializing function payload.
IMPORTS	VARCHAR	Names of files (including their stage location and path) containing imported libraries.
HANDLER	VARCHAR	Name of the handler function or class.
TARGET_PATH	VARCHAR	Path to the stage in which Snowflake stores the compiled result of inline handler code.
RUNTIME_VERSION	VARCHAR	Runtime version of the function’s handler language; NULL if the function handler is written in SQL or JavaScript.
PACKAGES	VARCHAR	Names of packages specified in the PACKAGES clause of the CREATE FUNCTION statement. Currently, this column applies only when the handler is written in Python, Java, or Scala.
INSTALLED_PACKAGES	VARCHAR	Names of all packages installed by the function. This includes packages specified by the PACKAGES clause as well as their installed dependencies. Currently, this column applies only when the handler is written in Python.
IS_MEMOIZABLE	VARCHAR(3)	`YES` if the function is memoizable; otherwise, `NO`.
IS_DATA_METRIC	VARCHAR(3)	`YES` if the function is a data metric function; otherwise, `NO`.

Usage notes¶

The view only displays objects for which the current role for the session has been granted access privileges. The view does not honor the MANAGE GRANTS privilege and consequently might show less information compared to a SHOW command when both are executed by a user who holds the MANAGE GRANTS privilege.

Omitting a length for the VARCHAR type results in a VARCHAR that specifies the default maximum length. For more information, see VARCHAR.

The LAST_ALTERED column is updated when the following operations are performed on an object:
- DDL operations.
- DML operations (for tables only). This column is updated even when no rows are affected by the DML statement.
- Background maintenance operations on metadata performed by Snowflake.