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# Connect to an Iceberg REST catalog using a bearer token

> Register an Iceberg REST catalog in Unified and read an existing table with a

How-to guideApplies to: Unified engine deployments

Register an Iceberg REST catalog in Unified and read an existing table with a
bearer token.

## Before you start

Use an existing catalog with at least one readable Iceberg table. The engine and
workers must reach the catalog and its table storage. Have the remote identity
and permissions ready before creating the Unified registration. Replace the
namespace and table with one you know has data.

Collect the service catalog API URI and its warehouse and prefix requirements.
Confirm which authentication method its administrator has enabled.

The service must return usable temporary storage credentials, or the table
location must already have configured storage access in Unified. Requesting
delegation alone does not grant access. Local secret values require the
[encrypted secret store](https://docs.e6data.com/transformation/operations/configuration/secrets.md).

## Values to collect

* Catalog API URI, warehouse, namespace, and table.
* A valid access token accepted by this service.

## Run the SQL

Replace every `<placeholder>` before running. Use unused names for the resources
below. Run the statements in order in Workbench.

```sql theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
CREATE SECRET recipe_iceberg_rest_bearer_secret AS '<access-token>';

CREATE CREDENTIAL recipe_iceberg_rest_bearer_auth USING bearer
OPTIONS (
  'authentication' = 'saved'
)
SECRETS ('token' = 'recipe_iceberg_rest_bearer_secret');

CREATE CATALOG recipe_iceberg_rest_bearer USING `iceberg-rest`
OPTIONS (
  'uri' = '<catalog-api-uri>',
  'warehouse' = '<warehouse>',
  'header.x-iceberg-access-delegation' = 'vended-credentials',
  'auth.type' = 'bearer'
)
CREDENTIALS ('auth' = 'recipe_iceberg_rest_bearer_auth');

SELECT *
FROM recipe_iceberg_rest_bearer.`<namespace>`.`<table>`
LIMIT 5;
```

## Check the result

The SELECT should return up to five rows from the chosen table. Use a nonempty
table for this check. This verifies both metadata and table-file access;
creating the registration alone does not verify either.

## Clean up

This removes only the Unified registrations. It leaves the remote catalog and
its tables in place.

```sql theme={"theme":{"light":"github-light","dark":"github-dark"}}
DROP CATALOG recipe_iceberg_rest_bearer;
DROP CREDENTIAL recipe_iceberg_rest_bearer_auth;
DROP SECRET recipe_iceberg_rest_bearer_secret;
```


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