Dec 03, 2025: Access history improvements

Access history lets you monitor the SQL statements executed in Snowflake. It keeps track of the following types of statements:

  • Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements. For example, statements used to insert data into a table.
  • Data Query Language (DQL) statements. For example, statements that use a SELECT statement to project data.
  • Data Definition Language (DDL) statements. For example, statements that create or alter a Snowflake object.

Snowflake is expanding which SQL statements are included in the access history. Recent improvements include the following:

  • Added support for the following objects: listing, role, share, and session.
  • Added DQL command support for externally managed Apache Iceberg™ tables.
  • Enhanced support for database DDL commands, including the ALTER DATABASE command and commands related to database replication.
  • Enhanced DDL support for tables, including variations of ALTER TABLE and variations of ALTER TABLE…MODIFY COLUMN.
  • Enhanced support for file staging commands like GET and PUT.

For a complete list of objects and commands that appear in your access history, see Supported Objects.