Installing the Node.js Driver¶

This topic describes how to install the Node.js driver using npm, the default package manager for the Node.js JavaScript runtime environment.

Prerequisites¶

Node.js must already be installed in the environment where you wish to install the driver.
You need to be able to run the node and npm commands.
Depending on your environment, you may need sudo privileges.

For a list of the operating systems supported by Snowflake clients, see Operating system support.

Installing the driver¶

The Node.js driver (snowflake-sdk) is available directly from npm.

To install the driver, open a terminal window and type the following command:

npm install snowflake-sdk

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The command downloads and installs the Snowflake Node.js driver. The driver should now appear in your node_modules directory and you should be able to use the driver using require('snowflake-sdk').