diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
index e3bc3ae0b..6de132c08 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/impl.py
@@ -300,3 +300,20 @@ def valid_incremental_strategies(self):
     def debug_query(self):
         """Override for DebugTask method"""
         self.execute("select 1 as id")
+
+    @available.parse_none
+    def stack_tables(self, tables_list: List[agate.Table]) -> agate.Table:
+        """
+        Given a list of agate_tables with the same column names & types
+        return a single unioned agate table.
+        """
+        non_empty_tables = [table for table in tables_list if len(table.rows) > 0]
+
+        if len(non_empty_tables) == 0:
+            return tables_list[0]
+        else:
+            return (
+                agate.TableSet(non_empty_tables, keys=range(len(non_empty_tables)))
+                .merge()
+                .exclude(["group"])
+            )
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
index ff94abc33..f91839345 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation.py
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ def is_dynamic_table(self) -> bool:
     def DynamicTable(cls) -> str:
         return str(SnowflakeRelationType.DynamicTable)
 
+    @property
+    def is_snowpipe(self) -> bool:
+        return self.type == SnowflakeRelationType.SnowPipe
+
+    @classproperty
+    def SnowPipe(cls) -> str:
+        return str(SnowflakeRelationType.SnowPipe)
+
     @classproperty
     def get_relation_type(cls) -> Type[SnowflakeRelationType]:
         return SnowflakeRelationType
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation_configs/policies.py b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation_configs/policies.py
index 75195f9a3..533c8dffb 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation_configs/policies.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/snowflake/relation_configs/policies.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ class SnowflakeRelationType(StrEnum):
     CTE = "cte"
     External = "external"
     DynamicTable = "dynamic_table"
+    ExternalTable = "external_table"
+    SnowPipe = "snowpipe"
 
 
 class SnowflakeIncludePolicy(Policy):
diff --git a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql
index 0bf7b7d1b..44249a4b6 100644
--- a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql
+++ b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/adapters.sql
@@ -124,11 +124,47 @@
   {%- set max_total_results = max_results_per_iter * max_iter -%}
 
   {%- set sql -%}
-    show objects in {{ schema_relation.database }}.{{ schema_relation.schema }} limit {{ max_results_per_iter }}
+    show objects in {{ schema_relation.database }}.{{ schema_relation.schema }} limit {{ max_results_per_iter }};
+
+    SELECT
+    "database_name",
+    "schema_name",
+    "name",
+    "kind",
+    "is_dynamic"
+    FROM TABLE(RESULT_SCAN(LAST_QUERY_ID()));
   {%- endset -%}
 
   {%- set result = run_query(sql) -%}
 
+  {%- set sql_extab -%}
+    show external tables in {{ schema_relation.database }}.{{ schema_relation.schema }} limit {{ max_results_per_iter }};
+
+    SELECT
+    "database_name",
+    "schema_name",
+    "name",
+    'external_table' as "kind",
+    'N' as "is_dynamic"
+    FROM TABLE(RESULT_SCAN(LAST_QUERY_ID()));
+  {%- endset -%}
+
+  {%- set result_extab = run_query(sql_extab) -%}
+
+  {%- set sql_pipes -%}
+    show pipes in {{ schema_relation.database }}.{{ schema_relation.schema }} limit {{ max_results_per_iter }};
+
+    SELECT
+    "database_name",
+    "schema_name",
+    "name",
+    'snowpipe' as "kind",
+    'N' as "is_dynamic"
+    FROM TABLE(RESULT_SCAN(LAST_QUERY_ID()));
+  {%- endset -%}
+
+  {%- set result_pipes = run_query(sql_pipes) -%}
+
   {%- set n = (result | length) -%}
   {%- set watermark = namespace(table_name=result.columns[1].values()[-1]) -%}
   {%- set paginated = namespace(result=[]) -%}
@@ -147,8 +183,10 @@
   {% endif %}
 
   {%- set all_results_array = [result] + paginated.result -%}
-  {%- set result = result.merge(all_results_array) -%}
-  {%- do return(result) -%}
+
+  {%- set result_stacked = adapter.stack_tables([result, result_pipes, result_extab]) -%}
+
+  {%- do return(result_stacked) -%}
 
 {% endmacro %}
 
diff --git a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/external_table/external_table.sql b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/external_table/external_table.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a59474d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/external_table/external_table.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+{% macro snowflake__create_external_table(relation, columns) %}
+
+    {% set snowpipe = config.get('snowpipe') %}
+
+    {% if snowpipe %}
+
+        {{ snowflake_get_build_snowpipe_sql(relation, columns) }}
+
+    {% else %}
+
+        {{ get_create_external_table_sql(relation, columns) }}
+
+    {% endif %}
+
+{# https://docs.snowflake.net/manuals/sql-reference/sql/create-external-table.html #}
+{# This assumes you have already created an external stage #}
+
+
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{% macro get_create_external_table_sql(relation, columns) %}
+
+    {% set file_format = config.get('file_format') %}
+    {% set location = config.get('location') %}
+    {% set partitions = config.get('partitions') %}
+    {% set partition_map = partitions|map(attribute='name')|join(', ') %}
+
+    {%- set is_csv = is_csv(file_format) -%}
+
+    create or replace external table {{ relation }}
+    {%- if columns or partitions or infer_schema -%}
+    (
+        {%- if partitions -%}{%- for partition in partitions %}
+            {{partition.name}} {{partition.data_type}} as {{partition.expression}}{{- ',' if not loop.last or columns|length > 0 or infer_schema -}}
+        {%- endfor -%}{%- endif -%}
+        {%- if not infer_schema -%}
+            {%- for column in columns %}
+                {%- set column_quoted = adapter.quote(column.name) if column.quote else column.name %}
+                {%- set column_alias -%}
+                    {%- if 'alias' in column and column.quote -%}
+                        {{adapter.quote(column.alias)}}
+                    {%- elif 'alias' in column -%}
+                        {{column.alias}}
+                    {%- else -%}
+                        {{column_quoted}}
+                    {%- endif -%}
+                {%- endset %}
+                {%- set col_expression -%}
+                    {%- if column.expression -%}
+                        {{column.expression}}
+                    {%- else -%}
+                        {%- set col_id = 'value:c' ~ loop.index if is_csv else 'value:' ~ column_alias -%}
+                        (case when is_null_value({{col_id}}) or lower({{col_id}}) = 'null' then null else {{col_id}} end)
+                    {%- endif -%}
+                {%- endset %}
+                {{column_alias}} {{column.data_type}} as ({{col_expression}}::{{column.data_type}})
+                {{- ',' if not loop.last -}}
+            {% endfor %}
+        {% else %}
+        {%- for column in columns_infer %}
+                {%- set col_expression -%}
+                    {%- set col_id = 'value:' ~ column[0] -%}
+                    (case when is_null_value({{col_id}}) or lower({{col_id}}) = 'null' then null else {{col_id}} end)
+                {%- endset %}
+                {{column[0]}} {{column[1]}} as ({{col_expression}}::{{column[1]}})
+                {{- ',' if not loop.last -}}
+            {% endfor %}
+        {%- endif -%}
+    )
+    {%- endif -%}
+    {% if partitions %} partition by ({{partitions|map(attribute='name')|join(', ')}}) {% endif %}
+    location = {{location}} {# stage #}
+    {% if auto_refresh in (true, false) -%}
+      auto_refresh = {{auto_refresh}}
+    {%- endif %}
+    {% if aws_sns_topic -%}
+      aws_sns_topic = '{{aws_sns_topic}}'
+    {%- endif %}
+    {% if table_format | lower == "delta" %}
+      refresh_on_create = false
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if pattern -%} pattern = '{{pattern}}' {%- endif %}
+    {% if integration -%} integration = '{{integration}}' {%- endif %}
+    file_format = {{file_format}}
+    {% if table_format -%} table_format = '{{table_format}}' {%- endif %}
+
+{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/external_table/helpers.sql b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/external_table/helpers.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a4e1bd52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/external_table/helpers.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+{% macro snowflake__refresh_external_table(relation) %}
+
+    {% set auto_refresh = config.get('auto_refresh', false) %}
+    {% set manual_refresh = not auto_refresh %}
+
+    {% set partitions = config.get('partitions', none) %}
+
+    {% set table_format = config.get('table_format', none) %}
+    {% if table_format %}
+        {% set is_delta = table_format | lower == "delta" %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {# snowpipe as well #}
+    {% set snowpipe = config.get('snowpipe', none) %}
+    {% set auto_ingest = snowpipe.get('auto_ingest', false) if snowpipe is mapping %}
+
+    {% set relation_type = 'pipe' if snowpipe is not none else 'external table' %}
+
+    {% if manual_refresh or auto_ingest %}
+
+        {% set ddl %}
+        begin;
+        alter {{ relation_type }} {{ relation }} refresh;
+        commit;
+        {% endset %}
+
+        {% do return([ddl]) %}
+
+    {% else %}
+
+        {% do return([]) %}
+
+    {% endif %}
+
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{% macro is_csv(file_format) %}
+
+{# From https://docs.snowflake.net/manuals/sql-reference/sql/create-external-table.html:
+
+Important: The external table does not inherit the file format, if any, in the
+stage definition. You must explicitly specify any file format options for the
+external table using the FILE_FORMAT parameter.
+
+Note: FORMAT_NAME and TYPE are mutually exclusive; to avoid unintended behavior,
+you should only specify one or the other when creating an external table.
+
+#}
+
+    {% set ff_ltrimmed = file_format|lower|replace(' ','') %}
+
+    {% if 'type=' in ff_ltrimmed %}
+
+        {% if 'type=csv' in ff_ltrimmed %}
+
+            {{return(true)}}
+
+        {% else %}
+
+            {{return(false)}}
+
+        {% endif %}
+
+    {% else %}
+
+        {% set ff_standardized = ff_ltrimmed
+            | replace('(','') | replace(')','')
+            | replace('format_name=','') %}
+        {% set fqn = ff_standardized.split('.') %}
+
+        {% if fqn | length == 3 %}
+            {% set ff_database, ff_schema, ff_identifier = fqn[0], fqn[1], fqn[2] %}
+        {% elif fqn | length == 2 %}
+            {% set ff_database, ff_schema, ff_identifier = target.database, fqn[0], fqn[1] %}
+        {% else %}
+            {% set ff_database, ff_schema, ff_identifier = target.database, target.schema, fqn[0] %}
+        {% endif %}
+
+        {% call statement('get_file_format', fetch_result = True) %}
+            show file formats in {{ff_database}}.{{ff_schema}}
+        {% endcall %}
+
+        {% set ffs = load_result('get_file_format').table %}
+
+        {% for ff in ffs %}
+
+            {% if ff['name']|lower == ff_identifier and ff['type']|lower == 'csv' %}
+
+                {{return(true)}}
+
+            {% endif %}
+
+        {% endfor %}
+
+        {{return(false)}}
+
+    {% endif %}
+
+{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/snowpipe/helpers.sql b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/snowpipe/helpers.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a044184b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/snowpipe/helpers.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+{% macro snowflake_create_empty_table(relation, columns) %}
+
+    create or replace table {{ relation }} (
+        {% if columns|length == 0 %}
+            value variant,
+        {% else -%}
+        {%- for column in columns -%}
+            {{column.name}} {{column.data_type}},
+        {% endfor -%}
+        {% endif %}
+            metadata_filename varchar,
+            metadata_file_row_number bigint,
+            metadata_file_last_modified timestamp,
+            _dbt_copied_at timestamp
+    );
+
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{% macro snowflake_get_copy_sql(relation, columns, explicit_transaction=false) %}
+{# This assumes you have already created an external stage #}
+
+    {% set location = config.get('location') %}
+    {% set file_format = config.get('file_format') %}
+
+    {% set pattern = config.get('pattern') %}
+    {%- set is_csv = is_csv(file_format) %}
+
+    {% set snowpipe = config.get('snowpipe', none) %}
+    {%- set copy_options = snowpipe.get('copy_options', none) -%}
+
+    {%- if explicit_transaction -%} begin; {%- endif %}
+
+    copy into {{ relation }}
+    from (
+        select
+        {% if columns|length == 0 %}
+            $1::variant as value,
+        {% else -%}
+        {%- for column in columns -%}
+            {%- set col_expression -%}
+                {%- if is_csv -%}nullif(${{loop.index}},''){# special case: get columns by ordinal position #}
+                {%- else -%}nullif($1:{{column.name}},''){# standard behavior: get columns by name #}
+                {%- endif -%}
+            {%- endset -%}
+            {{col_expression}}::{{column.data_type}} as {{column.name}},
+        {% endfor -%}
+        {% endif %}
+            metadata$filename::varchar as metadata_filename,
+            metadata$file_row_number::bigint as metadata_file_row_number,
+            metadata$file_last_modified::timestamp as metadata_file_last_modified,
+            metadata$start_scan_time::timestamp as _dbt_copied_at
+        from {{location}} {# stage #}
+    )
+    file_format = {{file_format}}
+    {% if pattern -%} pattern = '{{pattern}}' {%- endif %}
+    {% if copy_options %} {{copy_options}} {% endif %};
+
+    {% if explicit_transaction -%} commit; {%- endif -%}
+
+{% endmacro %}
+
+
+{% macro snowflake_create_snowpipe(relation, columns) %}
+
+    {% set snowpipe = config.get('snowpipe', none) %}
+
+{# https://docs.snowflake.com/en/sql-reference/sql/create-pipe.html #}
+    create or replace pipe {{ relation }}
+        {% if snowpipe.auto_ingest -%} auto_ingest = {{snowpipe.auto_ingest}} {%- endif %}
+        {% if snowpipe.aws_sns_topic -%} aws_sns_topic = '{{snowpipe.aws_sns_topic}}' {%- endif %}
+        {% if snowpipe.integration -%} integration = '{{snowpipe.integration}}' {%- endif %}
+        {% if snowpipe.error_integration -%} error_integration = '{{snowpipe.error_integration}}' {%- endif %}
+        as {{ snowflake_get_copy_sql(relation, columns) }}
+
+{% endmacro %}
+
+{% macro snowflake_refresh_snowpipe(relation) %}
+
+    {% set snowpipe = config.get('snowpipe', none) %}
+    {% set auto_ingest = snowpipe.get('auto_ingest', false) if snowpipe is mapping %}
+
+    {% if auto_ingest is true %}
+
+        {% do return([]) %}
+
+    {% else %}
+
+        {% set ddl %}
+        alter pipe {{ relation }} refresh
+        {% endset %}
+
+        {{ return([ddl]) }}
+
+    {% endif %}
+
+{% endmacro %}
diff --git a/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/snowpipe/snowpipe.sql b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/snowpipe/snowpipe.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa8726259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt/include/snowflake/macros/relations/snowpipe/snowpipe.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{% macro snowflake_get_build_snowpipe_sql(relation, columns) %}
+
+    {{ snowflake_create_empty_table(relation, columns) }}
+
+    {{ snowflake_get_copy_sql(relation, columns, explicit_transaction) }}
+
+    {{ snowflake_create_snowpipe(relation, columns) }}
+
+{% endmacro %}