Warehouse-level statement timeouts (Beta)

BetaJul 21, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

You can now set a statement timeout on a single SQL warehouse so that different warehouses can apply different timeouts to their queries. Set the timeout with the statement_timeout field in the Create or Update warehouse APIs. This feature is in Beta and is API-only. See Warehouse-level timeout .

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