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How to Connect Power BI to Snowflake?

load sf data into PBI

In this blog, you will learn how to retrieve data from Snowflake and import it into Power BI Desktop for analysis and visualization.

Let’s Get Started step by step:

Step-1: Go to Snowflake and make a note of your server, database, and warehouse name.

For Server name:

In the Snowflake web UI, navigate to the Accounts tab and copy the URL from there.

find snowflake server name

find snowflake server name

For DB and Warehouse name

The screenshot provided below is for your reference.

DB and WH name

DB and WH name



Step-2: To connect Power BI Desktop to Snowflake, open Power BI Desktop, navigate to Get Data, choose Database, and then select Snowflake, and click on connect button.

Connect with Snowflake

Connect with Snowflake

Step-3: In the Server and Warehouse fields, input the respective names of your Snowflake server and warehouse.

Provide SF server and WH name

Provide SF server and WH name

Step-4: Provide Snowflake credentials

Provide SF Credentials

Provide SF Credentials

Step-5: Afterward, select the specific database and tables you wish to import into Power BI, and click on Load button.

Choose Tables

Choose Tables



Step-6: Select connection mode, and click on OK button.

Choose connection mode

Choose connection mode

Step-7: The data from Snowflake tables has been successfully loaded into Power BI.

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