About accessing and consuming listings in VPS

By using private listings in your Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS) environment, you are unlocking access to valuable data tailored to your specific needs. Here, we’ll explore how to efficiently locate relevant listings that match your interests, request access from providers, and discover how to find these listings once they’ve been shared with you in the Private Sharing section of Snowsight. By understanding these processes, you’ll be equipped to access exclusive data and collaborate seamlessly with trusted partners.

Be sure to read About collaboration in VPS environments to understand and enable collaborating with private listings before proceeding with this topic.

Enable the consumption of VPS private listings

If your organization uses Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS) and wants access to a data product provided as a private listing, contact Snowflake Support to request that the provider be allowed to share private listings with your VPS environment.

The organization administrator needs to sign any terms and disclaimers that apply, as described in Enable VPS collaboration with other organizations. If this isn’t done, you won’t be able to access a listing.

Access the data in a private listing

After your organization administrator allows your selected provider to share private listings with your VPS environment, you should be able access private listings from the provider by using the Private Sharing area of Data Products in Snowsight.

  1. Open Private Sharing. Or, if you are already signed in to Snowsight, you can select Data Products » Private Sharing.

  2. If you are asked to sign any terms and disclaimers, refer your organization administrator to Enable VPS collaboration with other organizations.

  3. Select the Shared with You tab and locate the listing you want to access.

  4. If you want to view the listing page, select the listing title. This page provides information about the listing, including the data objects that you can use to query the data and contact information for the provider. You can go back in the browser to return to the search results.

  5. To open a listing and begin using the data, click the button near the listing. The text on buttons that open listings can vary. Here are a couple of examples:

    • Use the Get button to make the data available to your Snowflake region.

    • Use the Open in Worksheet icon to make the data open as a query in a worksheet.

At this point you should be ready to start using the data from the VPS Private listing in your environment. If you ever have questions, just open the listing page again for more information - or contact the provider for help.

After you’ve opened the listing one time and you know the names of the objects, you can query the data without returning to the listing page.

If you encounter any difficulty locating or accessing a listing, first check with your organization administrator to ensure that the provider is already allowed to share listings with your VPS. Ask the administrator if you have any necessary privileges. If you seem to have everything you need, contact the provider to confirm that they have shared the listing with you and to ask them for more help. If all seems to be in order, contact Snowflake Support for further assistance.

Discovering private listings

For listings that aren’t publicly visible, finding a private listing might seem daunting. Here are some ways you might find a private listing that suits your needs:

  • Use your business relationships, networks, or partnerships to find trusted entities who provide data as a service on Snowflake.

  • Look for advertisements from providers who use targeted marketing. They might invite you to webinars or private meetings where you can ask questions and learn more about what they can provide.

  • When in VPS, you might not have access to the Snowflake Marketplace. However, you can browse data products if you have access to the marketplace website at https://app.snowflake.com/marketplace. Some providers might advertise their data products there that can be customized for you as VPS Private Listings.

Keep in mind that providers can create a private listing as part of a customized proposal just for you, bundling it with other services or products tailored to your specific needs. If you learn of a listing that’s of interest to them, you can formally request access to that individual provider’s listing. Contact Snowflake Support if you are unable to find the provider’s contact information.

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