How to Fix Snowflake "Insufficient privileges" in Skippr

April 2026

Snowflake privilege errors usually mean the role is missing USAGE, CREATE TABLE, or CREATE SCHEMA grants. Here is the clean Skippr checklist.

Short Answer

Snowflake Insufficient privileges usually means the configured role cannot use the warehouse, write to the RAW schema, or create the downstream schemas Skippr needs.

Grant the missing warehouse, database, and schema permissions, then rerun the warehouse check.

Why This Error Happens

Skippr does more than open a socket. It needs a role that can write bronze tables and create the downstream schemas for the generated dbt project.

• Missing USAGE on the Snowflake warehouse.
• Missing USAGE on the target database or RAW schema.
• Missing CREATE TABLE on the RAW schema.
• Missing CREATE SCHEMA on the database for silver and gold schema creation.

How to Fix It with Skippr

Use a dedicated Skippr role and grant only what the pipeline needs. That keeps the permission model clear and makes future debugging less annoying.

• Grant USAGE on the warehouse to the Skippr role.
• Grant USAGE on the database and RAW schema.
• Grant CREATE TABLE on the RAW schema.
• Grant CREATE SCHEMA on the database so Skippr can materialize silver and gold schemas.
• Reconnect the warehouse and rerun skippr run.

When Skippr Is the Better Path

This kind of issue is easier when source, destination, and model bootstrap stay in one visible workflow. Once the grants are right, Skippr can move straight from raw landing to dbt generation.

The same role-based setup also fits least-privilege Snowflake environments well.