Google Cloud Storage parameters

Use the following parameters to configure reading from Google Cloud Storage (GCS) using COPY FROM.

Use the following parameters to configure reading from Google Cloud Storage (GCS) using COPY FROM. For more information about reading data from S3, see Specifying where to load data from.

Query the CONFIGURATION_PARAMETERS system table to determine what levels (node, session, user, database) are valid for a given parameter.

Parameter Description

Parameter	Description
GCSAuth	An ID and secret key to authenticate to GCS. You can set parameters globally and for the current session with ALTER DATABASE...SET PARAMETER and ALTER SESSION...SET PARAMETER, respectively. For extra security, do not store credentials in the database; instead, set it for the current session with ALTER SESSION. For example: `=> ALTER SESSION SET GCSAuth='``ID``:``secret``';` If you use a shared credential, set it in the database with ALTER DATABASE.
GCSEnableHttps	Specifies whether to use the HTTPS protocol when connecting to GCS, can be set only at the database level with ALTER DATABASE...SET PARAMETER. Default: 1 (enabled)
GCSEndpoint	The connection endpoint address. Default: `storage.googleapis.com`

GCSAuth

An ID and secret key to authenticate to GCS. You can set parameters globally and for the current session with ALTER DATABASE...SET PARAMETER and ALTER SESSION...SET PARAMETER, respectively. For extra security, do not store credentials in the database; instead, set it for the current session with ALTER SESSION. For example:

=> ALTER SESSION SET GCSAuth='ID:secret';

If you use a shared credential, set it in the database with ALTER DATABASE.

GCSEnableHttps

Specifies whether to use the HTTPS protocol when connecting to GCS, can be set only at the database level with ALTER DATABASE...SET PARAMETER.

Default: 1 (enabled)

GCSEndpoint

The connection endpoint address.

Default: storage.googleapis.com