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Date Published
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Michel Zurkirchen
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1446
Language
English
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Summary

You want to unload data from Snowflake to use it in other places, such as building dashboards or merging with other data in your CRM. Before unloading data, consider whether you'll need the data in your tools more than once and evaluate whether automation is necessary. You should also backup your data to ensure its safety. The `COPY INTO` command enables you to copy an entire table or a query result to a Snowflake stage, from where you can download the data to your local system or unload it to external storage locations such as Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Microsoft Azure. You need to specify the destination, source, storage integration, partitioning, file format, and copy options when using the `COPY INTO` command. Additionally, consider which file type is the best option for your data and ensure that it can be handled by your destination platform. If you're overwhelmed with manual or automatic unloading setup, you may want to consider using Census reverse ETL instead, as it offers over 85 destination integrations and sync speeds of over 4,000 records per second.