--- title: Snowflake Connector - Catalog, Transform, Query, Visualize description: The Snowflake connector allows data to be cataloged, queried, transformed and to create tables in Snowflake Data Cloud. image: https://blog.promethium.ai/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/file-2.png --- Mar 15, 2022 12:00:00 AM # Snowflake Connector - Catalog, Transform, Query, Visualize ![Picture of Brett Arnott](https://blog.promethium.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/brett_hs.webp?width=50&name=brett_hs.webp) [ Brett Arnott ](https://blog.promethium.ai/author/brett-arnott) Share: [Share this page on LinkedIn ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.promethium.ai/post/snowflake-connector-catalog-transform) [Share this page on Twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.promethium.ai/post/snowflake-connector-catalog-transform) [Send us an email ](mailto:?body=https://blog.promethium.ai/post/snowflake-connector-catalog-transform)   The Snowflake connector allows data to be cataloged, queried, transformed and to create tables in Snowflake Data Cloud. This can be used to quickly and easily join data between different systems like Snowflake and Hive, or between different Snowflake instances.  The Snowflake connector is available for all Promethium editions, including Free, Professional and Enterprise. --- > If you don't have a Promethium account, get your [free account now](https://onboarding.pm61data.cloud/user/register)   [Jump to the how to video](https://blog.promethium.ai/post/snowflake-connector-catalog-transform#video). ---   ## **Connect Snowflake** Connecting to Snowflake is fast and easy. Simply click **Data Sources** from the menu, then click **+ New Data Source**. Select **Snowflake** and enter the information for your Snowflake. ![Image of Snowflake connection in Promethium](https://blog.promethium.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/14385e_a48259f15f3d4998a9ad5f1878b30cf8~mv2.png?width=1808&height=956&name=14385e_a48259f15f3d4998a9ad5f1878b30cf8~mv2.png)   ## Snowflake Connection Snowflake connection details can be case sensitive. Ensure that data is entered with the correct case for your Snowflake.   | **Field**   | **Description**   | | --- | --- | | Data Source Name   | Give the Snowflake connection a unique name for easy identification.   | | Description   | Optional. A meaningful description for this connection.   | | Data Source Topic   | Optional. Categorize the Snowflake connection. For example, Marketing.   | | Snowflake Account Name   | Enter the account name for your Snowflake account.   | | User Name   | ​Enter the username associated with your Snowflake account.   | | Password   | Enter the password associated with your Snowflake account.   | | Warehouse   | Enter the warehouse containing the data you want to retrieve.   | | Database Name   | Enter the database containing the data you want to retrieve.  |     ## What Happens Next - Finish Snowflake Connection Click the **Connect** button then select schemas. After successful connection and schema selection Promethium will automatically crawl and catalog data in your Snowflake, then make the data easily searchable and usable. Click **Data Explorer** from the menu and begin exploring the data in your Snowflake Data Cloud. ![Screenshot of Snowflake data in Promethium](https://blog.promethium.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/14385e_7a55068c98bf42b391557b07b78c8424~mv2.png?width=2800&height=1834&name=14385e_7a55068c98bf42b391557b07b78c8424~mv2.png)   ## Snowflake Data Catalog Promethium   FAQs  ### Is my data moved or copied out of Snowflake?   No. Your data stays in Snowflake and isn't moved to Promethium. ### What options are available for publishing datasets? Datasets can be published as a view, as a table in Snowflake or as a dbt model. ### Is this a Production-level connector? Yes. 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