Is "copy into" the only statement to unload data from database to internal/external stages?

 

No, "COPY INTO" is not the only statement to unload data from Snowflake database to internal or external stages. Snowflake provides several other options to unload data from the database, including:

1. EXPORT command - this allows you to unload the data from a table or query result to a named file or named stage in Snowflake.

2. Snowflake API - this allows you to programmatically unload data from Snowflake to external locations, such as an Amazon S3 bucket.

3. Snowflake Connector for Python - this is a library that provides an interface for working with Snowflake data in Python. With the Snowflake Connector for Python, you can unload data from Snowflake to a Pandas DataFrame and then save it to an external location.

4. Snowpipe - this is a serverless, event-driven data ingestion service that can automatically unload data from an external location (such as an Amazon S3 bucket) into Snowflake.

Each of these options has its own benefits and use cases, so it's important to choose the right option based on your specific requirements.