Attach to an Iceberg REST catalog in DuckDB

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Steps

  1. Install and load the iceberg extension: INSTALL iceberg; LOAD iceberg
  2. Create a secret for catalog authentication if required, e.g.: CREATE SECRET my_catalog_secret (TYPE ICEBERG, TOKEN 'bearer-token-value')
  3. Attach the catalog: ATTACH 'https://catalog-host/api/catalog' AS my_catalog (TYPE ICEBERG, WAREHOUSE 'warehouse_name')
  4. List available tables: SHOW ALL TABLES or USE my_catalog; SHOW TABLES
  5. Query a table directly using three-part naming: SELECT * FROM my_catalog.my_namespace.my_table

Known gotchas

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