# creating snowflake connection in dbt

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/creating-snowflake-connection-in-dbt/10896>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** snowflake, dbt-cloud\
**Created:** [November 21, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/creating-snowflake-connection-in-dbt/10896 "2023-11-21T18:10:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![ukdas23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b487fb/32.png) [@ukdas23](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/ukdas23)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/creating-snowflake-connection-in-dbt/10896/1 "2023-11-21T18:10:03Z")

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Hi All, I am new to dbt and I have been trying to follow up with the dbt training. Now, while trying to establish the connection between snowflake and dbt I have been facing errors and I am not understanding where I am making mistakes.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/getdbt/original/2X/9/93220297ddb9fc0988296816dff2569844a4fdc3.png)

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![nestor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e495f1/32.png) [@nestor](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/nestor)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/creating-snowflake-connection-in-dbt/10896/2 "2023-11-21T19:29:45Z")

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I assume you can log into the Snowflake UI using the credentials you’re testing, so besides that, the 2 scenarios below come to mind.

1. Check that your Snowflake account doesn’t have network policies in place.
2. If all else fails, try using a simple password. I’ve been burned twice (with different services and thus different connectors) with complex passwords that include special characters (% or $).

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**Author:** ![ukdas23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b487fb/32.png) [@ukdas23](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/ukdas23)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/creating-snowflake-connection-in-dbt/10896/3 "2023-11-22T16:15:14Z")

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Hi Nestor,

I have resolved the connection issue. I identified that I wasn’t using the correct account name. I had to use the region details alongside the account name.

Thank you for your support.

Kind regards,  
Uttam

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/getdbt/original/1X/a7a7ca1fe379aaf90952b0e13118a817babcd14f.png) [@system](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/creating-snowflake-connection-in-dbt/10896/4 "2023-11-29T16:15:30Z")

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