Manage Snowflake reader account
Manage Snowflake reader account
The Snowflake reader account is created for an individual Coveo organization, and therefore only contains UA data related to that organization. Access to the Snowflake reader account for user or service accounts is managed through the Coveo Administration Console. By default, this access is IP-restricted, therefore an administrator with the required privileges can manage access by creating user accounts and adding allowed IP addresses.
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Note
The reader account feature is intended for clients who don’t have a Snowflake account. By creating a reader account through the Coveo Administration Console, you can access your data through the Snowflake portal. |
Manage your reader account
To manage the reader account, go to the Raw Data page, under Snowflake Access > Reader Account (platform-ca | platform-eu | platform-au).
If you don’t yet have a reader account, click Create Snowflake Reader Account. Your organization data is automatically provisioned to create the account.
Add or edit users
To add or edit users who can access the reader account:
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In the Snowflake Users section, click Add User.
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In the Add User panel that appears:
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Enter the desired user name and email.
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(Optional) If you’re granting temporary access to the user, select the Provide temporary access checkbox.
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In the list that appears, select the applicable time frame.
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If you select Ends on specific date, select the desired date from the dropdown calendar that appears.
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Click Add.
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Snowflake users aren’t the same as members of your Coveo organization; they can be either user accounts or service accounts. Once a user is added, a temporary link is sent to the corresponding email address. The user must copy and paste the link onto a browser, and then set their password. The link is valid for four hours. After the password is set, they must use an allowed IP address in order to access the reader account.
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Add or block IP addresses
All IP addresses are blocked by default. Therefore, to ensure that the newly added user can access the reader account, you must add their IP address as well.
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In the Snowflake Network Policy section, click Edit policy.
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Under Allowed IP Addresses, enter the IP addresses that you want to allow.
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Under Blocked IP Addresses, enter the IP addresses you want to block.
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Click Save.
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Notes
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Snowflake credits
In the Snowflake Reader Account tab of the Raw Data (platform-ca | platform-eu | platform-au) page, the Snowflake Credits resource monitor displays the monthly credit consumption for the reader account. As an authenticated administrator, you can view the amount of credits remaining based on your account’s consumption for the current month. The credit consumption is determined by the usage of the reader account’s warehouse.

The default size for a warehouse assigned to a reader account is x-small
. For more information regarding warehouse sizes and their respective credit limits, see Virtual Warehouse Credit Usage.
A reader account that’s linked to a Coveo organization is automatically assigned a customer_wh
warehouse.
The warehouse is required to execute SQL queries.
The credits consumed by the warehouse count toward your monthly limit.
Actions | Credit consumption |
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Viewing dashboards and reports, and generating CSV exports in the Administration Console. |
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Performing API calls to the UA Read API. |
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Connecting an external BI tool to the reader account. |
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Performing queries in the Snowflake console. |
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Performing queries against Snowflake with a user created in the Raw Data page. |
Access the reader account
On the Raw Data page, under Snowflake Access > Reader Account (platform-ca | platform-eu | platform-au), click Access Snowflake.
The Sign in to Snowflake page will open on a separate tab. You’ll then be able to log in with the credentials specific to the Snowflake interface.
Required privileges
Privileges required to view or manage the Snowflake reader account.
Action | Service - Domain | Required access level |
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View and export data |
Analytics - Snowflake Management |
View |
Add or edit users |
Organization - Organization |
View |
Analytics - Snowflake Management |
Edit |
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Analytics - Administrate |
Allowed |
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Add or block IP addresses |
Organization - Organization |
View |
Analytics - Snowflake Management |
Edit |
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Analytics - Administrate |
Allowed |