Snowflake Developer CLI

Note: Snowflake CLI is in Private Preview (PrPr). You must register for the PrPr to use Snowflake CLI by filling out the Snowflake CLI - PrPr Intake Form. Also, if you want to access Snowflake Container Services through Snowflake CLI, you must register for its PrPr. For more information, you can contact a Snowflake sales representative.

For complete installation and usage instructions, refer to the Snowflake CLI Guide.

Install Snowflake CLI

Install with pip (PyPi)

Requires Python >= 3.8

pip install snowflake-cli-labs
snow --help

Install with Homebrew (Mac only)

Requires Homebrew.

brew tap Snowflake-Labs/snowcli
brew install snowcli
snow --help

Install from source

Requires Python >= 3.8 and git

git clone https://github.com/snowflake-labs/snowcli
cd snowcli
# you can also do the below in an active virtual environment:
# python -m venv .venv
# source .venv/bin/activate
hatch build && pip install .
snow --version

You should now be able to run snow and get the CLI message.

Get involved

Have a feature idea? Running into a bug? Want to contribute? We'd love to hear from you! Please open or review issues, open pull requests, or reach out to us on developers@snowflake.com