Table: snowflake_account_grant - Query Snowflake Account Grants using SQL

Snowflake Account Grants are resources within Snowflake that allow you to manage and monitor permissions granted at the account level. These permissions can be granted to roles, users, or other entities within the Snowflake environment. The account grant includes details about the grantee, the granted on date, and the specific privilege granted.

Table Usage Guide

The snowflake_account_grant table provides insights into account-level permissions within Snowflake. As a Security Analyst, explore grant-specific details through this table, including the grantee name, granted on date, and privilege details. Utilize it to uncover information about permissions, such as who has been granted what privileges, when the privileges were granted, and the specifics of the privileges.

Examples

Basic info

Explore the details of your Snowflake account's access permissions to understand who has been granted what privileges, by whom, and when. This can help in maintaining security and compliance by ensuring appropriate access levels are maintained.

select
  name,
  privilege,
  grantee_name,
  granted_to,
  grant_option,
  created_on
from
  snowflake_account_grant;

select
  name,
  privilege,
  grantee_name,
  granted_to,
  grant_option,
  created_on
from
  snowflake_account_grant;

List privileges with the ACCOUNTADMIN role

Explore which privileges are associated with the account administrator role. This can be useful for understanding the level of access and permissions granted to this role within your Snowflake account.

select
  privilege,
  grant_option,
  created_on
from
  snowflake_account_grant
where
  grantee_name = 'ACCOUNTADMIN';

select
  privilege,
  grant_option,
  created_on
from
  snowflake_account_grant
where
  grantee_name = 'ACCOUNTADMIN';

Schema for snowflake_account_grant

Name	Type	Description
_ctx	jsonb	Steampipe context in JSON form, e.g. connection_name.
account	text	The Snowflake account ID.
created_on	timestamp with time zone	Date and time privilege was granted.
grant_option	boolean	If set to TRUE, the recipient role can grant the privilege to other roles.
granted_by	text	Name of the object that granted access on the role.
granted_on	text	Date and time when the access was granted.
granted_to	text	Type of the object.
grantee_name	text	Name of the object role has been granted.
name	text	An entity to which access can be granted. Unless allowed by a grant, access will be denied.
privilege	text	A defined level of access to an object.
region	text	The Snowflake region in which the account is located.

Export

This table is available as a standalone Exporter CLI. Steampipe exporters are stand-alone binaries that allow you to extract data using Steampipe plugins without a database.

You can download the tarball for your platform from the Releases page, but it is simplest to install them with the steampipe_export_installer.sh script:

/bin/sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://steampipe.io/install/export.sh)" -- snowflake

You can pass the configuration to the command with the --config argument:

steampipe_export_snowflake --config '<your_config>' snowflake_account_grant