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title: "Snowflake data source | Grafana Enterprise Plugins documentation"
description: "Learn how to configure and use the Grafana Snowflake data source plugin."
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# Snowflake data source

The Snowflake data source plugin allows you to query and visualize Snowflake data metrics from within Grafana.

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> This plugin is available on Grafana Cloud and requires a Grafana Enterprise license for self-managed instances.

## Supported Snowflake environments

You can use the Snowflake data source plugin with the following Snowflake deployment types:

- Snowflake on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Snowflake on Microsoft Azure
- Snowflake on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

## Supported features

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| Feature     | Supported |
|-------------|-----------|
| Metrics     | Yes       |
| Logs        | Yes       |
| Traces      | No        |
| Alerting    | Yes       |
| Annotations | Yes       |

## Get started

To get started with the Snowflake data source plugin, refer to the following topics:

- [Configure the Snowflake data source](/docs/plugins/grafana-snowflake-datasource/latest/configure/)
- [Snowflake query editor](/docs/plugins/grafana-snowflake-datasource/latest/query-editor/)
- [Template variables](/docs/plugins/grafana-snowflake-datasource/latest/template-variables/)
- [Alerting](/docs/plugins/grafana-snowflake-datasource/latest/alerting/)
- [Annotations](/docs/plugins/grafana-snowflake-datasource/latest/annotations/)
- [Troubleshooting](/docs/plugins/grafana-snowflake-datasource/latest/troubleshooting/)

## Additional features

After configuring the data source, you can:

- Use [Grafana Assistant](/docs/grafana/latest/ai/assistant/) to query your Snowflake data with natural language.
- Add [Annotations](/docs/grafana/latest/dashboards/build-dashboards/annotate-visualizations/) to overlay event data on your graphs.
- Use [Templates and variables](/docs/grafana/latest/dashboards/variables/) to create dynamic, reusable dashboards.
- Apply [Transformations](/docs/grafana/latest/panels-visualizations/query-transform-data/transform-data/) to process and combine data.
- Use [Explore](/docs/grafana/latest/explore/) to query data without building a dashboard.
- Set up [Alerting](/docs/grafana/latest/alerting/) to get notified when metrics exceed thresholds.

## Grafana Assistant

You can use [Grafana Assistant](/docs/grafana/latest/ai/assistant/) to explore and query your Snowflake data using natural language. The Assistant discovers the databases, schemas, and tables available in your Snowflake data source, builds and runs SQL queries, and visualizes the results on a dashboard.

To query Snowflake, mention your Snowflake data source with the `@` symbol in your prompt. For example:

- `What tables are available in @snowflake-ds?`
- `Show the top 10 longest-running queries from @snowflake-ds over the last 7 days.`
- `Query @snowflake-ds for daily credit usage by warehouse this month.`

For more information, refer to [Grafana Assistant](/docs/grafana/latest/ai/assistant/).

## Pre-built dashboards

The Snowflake data source plugin includes the following pre-built dashboards:

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| Dashboard                     | Description                                                               |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Snowflake Billing & Usage | Monitor Snowflake billing and credit usage. Requires `ACCOUNTADMIN` role. |
| Logs Example                  | View and analyze Snowflake query logs.                                    |
| Snowpark Metrics              | Track Snowpark container services metrics.                                |

To import a pre-built dashboard:

1. Navigate to **Connections** in the left-side menu.
2. Under **Your connections**, select **Data sources**.
3. Select the Snowflake data source.
4. Select the **Dashboards** tab.
5. Select **Import** next to the dashboard you want to use.

For more information, refer to [Import a dashboard](/docs/grafana/latest/dashboards/export-import/#importing-a-dashboard).

## Plugin updates

To update the plugin on a self-managed Grafana instance, refer to [Update a plugin](/docs/grafana/latest/administration/plugin-management/#update-a-plugin).

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> If you are using Grafana Cloud, plugins are automatically updated to the latest version.

## Related resources

- [Snowflake documentation](https://docs.snowflake.com/)
- [Grafana community forum](https://community.grafana.com/)