Stable egress IP addresses on Azure (Preview)

PreviewAug 25, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Stable egress IP addresses are now available in preview on Azure. You can generate Snowflake egress IP address ranges (as CIDR addresses) and add them to an external server's allowlist so that Snowflake can make requests to that server.

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https://docs.snowflake.com/en/release-notes/2026/other/2026-08-25-stable-egress-ip-azure-preview

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