Access externally managed Apache Iceberg™ tables through Snowflake Horizon Catalog (Preview)
PreviewVerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026
You can now use the Horizon Iceberg REST Catalog (IRC) API to access externally managed Apache Iceberg™ tables in a catalog-linked database from external engines such as Apache Spark™, Trino, DuckDB, or PyIceberg.
Topics: Governance, Apache Iceberg, Observability, Developer tools
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More Snowflake Horizon Catalog releases
Every Snowflake Horizon Catalog release| Date | Release | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17 | AI mode for sensitive data classification (Public Preview) Preview | Preview |
| Aug 14 | Trust Center violation findings remediation (General availability) GA | GA |
| Aug 25 | Multi-value tags (General availability) GA | GA |
| Aug 31 | Snowflake-provided tags (Public Preview) Preview | Preview |
| Sep 2 | Data lineage for streams Update | Update |
| Aug 3 | Trust Center AI Security scanner package and tab (General availability) GA | GA |
| Sep 3 | External lineage (General availability) GA | GA |
| Sep 8 | Trust Center, secure by default approach for scanner package enablement Update | Update |
