BL_KEY= Data Set Option

Specifies the Amazon Web Services access key that is used with key-based access control. If you are using temporary token credentials, this is the temporary access key ID.

Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software)
Categories: Bulk Loading
Data Set Control
Default: none
Requirement: To specify this option, you must first specify BULKLOAD=YES.
Data source: Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Spark
Notes: Support for this data set option was added in SAS 9.4M4.
Support for Snowflake was added in the August 2019 release of SAS/ACCESS.
See: BL_KEY= LIBNAME option, BULKLOAD= data set option

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Syntax

BL_KEY=key-value

Required Argument

key-value

specifies an AWS key that you use to access the AWS environment.

Details

You can see more information about managing access keys in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) documentation.

Spark: This option is supported for bulk loading to Databricks in AWS. For more information, see Bulk Loading and Unloading to Databricks in Azure.

Last updated: February 3, 2026