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SnowPro Specialty: Native Apps (NAS-C02) — Practice Questions and Mock Exam

The SnowPro Specialty: Native Apps Certification (NAS-C02) validates specialized knowledge of designing, building, deploying and supporting native application workloads across their full lifecycle in Snowflake: architecture decisions, manifests, setup scripts, application logic and security configuration, deployment to the Snowflake Marketplace with installation and troubleshooting support, and version release workflows, release management privileges and production upgrades.

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Deploy Snowflake Native Applications1 / 5

Which property of an APPLICATION PACKAGE must be set to EXTERNAL before the app can be published to the Snowflake Marketplace?

AlexFull explanation from Alex

The DISTRIBUTION property of an APPLICATION PACKAGE controls sharing scope. Set to INTERNAL (default), the app can only be shared within the same org. Set to EXTERNAL, it enables publishing to Snowflake Marketplace and cross-org sharing. Changing to EXTERNAL triggers an automated security scan by Snowflake. The scan validates setup scripts, privileges, and code for security compliance. Only after passing can the listing go live. ALTER APPLICATION PACKAGE pkg SET DISTRIBUTION = 'EXTERNAL'.

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Build Snowflake Native Applications3 / 5

What is the purpose of an API integration in a Snowflake Native App?

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An API integration in a Native App enables the application to make external HTTP/HTTPS calls to third-party services. It defines the allowed endpoints, authentication method, and security parameters. The provider declares the need for external access in manifest.yml under privileges (CREATE EXTERNAL ACCESS INTEGRATION). The consumer creates the integration and grants it to the app. This enables apps to call REST APIs, webhooks, or external services while maintaining Snowflake's security model.

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Manage Snowflake Native Applications4 / 5

A provider set the default release directive of the DEFAULT channel to VERSION = v2_0, PATCH = 3 with UPGRADE_AFTER = '2026-11-02T03:00:00Z'. A large customer asks for one more week, so the provider wants to move the start time to 9 November without changing the version or patch. How should the provider make this change?

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UPGRADE_AFTER is a clause of the release directive statement, valid on default and custom directives. Snowflake documents a constraint that trips up providers: the clause goes with setting the version and patch, and it is not usable for changing just the upgrade date and time. To move the start time, the provider re-issues the directive with the same VERSION and PATCH plus the new UPGRADE_AFTER. Unsetting the default directive would leave the package without a default for installs, and a consumer maintenance policy affects timing when the provider enables maintenance-window upgrades, which are not combinable with UPGRADE_AFTER. Exam tip: when the date changes, restate version and patch.

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Build Snowflake Native Applications5 / 5

A provider's Native App needs to write processed results to a table that the consumer can query directly. What is the recommended approach?

AlexFull explanation from Alex

For apps that need to write processed results consumers can query, use a non-versioned (stateful) schema. Objects in non-versioned schemas persist across upgrades, preserving consumer data. The setup script creates the schema and table using CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS (without versioning). This is ideal for app state, processed results, or consumer-specific data. Versioned schemas would drop and recreate the table on each upgrade, losing data.

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Design a Native AppSee the guide for weighting49 QuestionsPass-IT questions

Choose an application structure and security boundaries that fit the requirements.

  • Compare Secure Data Sharing, Declarative Native Apps and Snowflake Native Apps by complexity, cost and framework limits; separate data and logic schemas and decide when a version or patch is appropriate.
  • Design least-privilege requests, application roles, provider-consumer boundaries, data isolation and approval workflows, including controlled external API and network access.
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Build and validate the applicationSee the guide for weighting135 QuestionsPass-IT questions

Create the package, code and release workflow that consumers will install.

  • Build manifests, setup scripts, versioned or regular schemas and application logic with procedures, functions, Streamlit or containers, configuring compute pools and service endpoints.
  • Package data and sharing boundaries, separate development and production distributions, and define external object references and dependencies.
  • Implement manifest privileges, application roles, cross-account grants and consumer feature controls; choose owner or restricted caller rights and protect intellectual property.
  • Configure event sharing and consumer consent, Python environments, Streamlit RBAC, logs and traces; validate with test, development and debug modes and their execution contexts.
  • Create versions and patches, manage upgrades, dependencies and rollback, and understand consumer maintenance policies.
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Publish and install applicationsSee the guide for weighting44 QuestionsPass-IT questions

Prepare a distributable application and make installation reliable.

  • Configure private or public Marketplace listings and meet approval requirements for security scanning, readable code, source maps and vulnerable dependencies.
  • Set up subscription or usage billing, container charges and surcharges, and standard or custom billing events.
  • Plan installations from Marketplace or packages, including privileges, cross-account references, connectivity and multiple instances; configure consumer event tables and regional sharing and troubleshoot failures.
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Manage releases and upgradesSee the guide for weighting105 QuestionsPass-IT questions

Keep deployed applications maintainable for providers and consumers.

  • Manage versions, patches, release directives and QA, ALPHA or DEFAULT channels, accounting for assignment rules, privileges, monetization and auto-fulfillment; inspect metadata and usage.
  • Control consumer upgrades with maintenance windows and delayed schedules, and explain what happens when an application is uninstalled.
  • Write idempotent upgrade code, plan schema changes and version paths, and protect data integrity during upgrades.
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Do you need SnowPro Core before the Native Apps exam?

No. This is a specialty exam rather than an advanced one, so the Core certification is not required. Snowflake recommends a year or more of enterprise Snowflake experience with at least six recent months of Native Application development, and assumes database and SQL knowledge. The catalog budget is around 50 hours.

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How long is the SnowPro Specialty: Native Apps (NAS-C02) exam?

The SnowPro Specialty: Native Apps (NAS-C02) exam has 55 questions and a 85-minute time limit.

How long is the Native Apps certification valid?

Two years, like every Snowflake certification. Recertification runs through the continuing-education programme, so an eligible instructor-led course or a higher SnowPro certification renews it without a resit.

How many attempts do you get at the Native Apps exam?

For the Native Apps exam, you have a maximum of four attempts in any 12-month period. The seven-day waiting period applies between all your attempts, including before your first retake.

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