# Snowflake

You can use these credentials to authenticate the following nodes with Snowflake.
- [Snowflake](/integrations/nodes/n8n-nodes-base.snowflake/)

## Prerequisites

Create a [Snowflake](https://www.snowflake.com/) account.

## Using API Key

1. Access your Snowflake instance.
2. Copy the string of characters located between `https://` and `snowflakecomputing.com` in your Snowflake URL. This string is the name of your Snowflake Account. For example, if the URL of your Snowflake account is `https://abc.eu-central-1.snowflakecomputing.com` then the name of your account is `sx48547.eu-central-1`.
3. Use this account name, database name, username, password, schema, and role with your Snowflake credentials in n8n.

## Further Reference

- [Snowflake API Documentation](https://api.Snowflake.com/)