Access S3 with temporary session credentials

Extract IAM session credentials and use them to access S3 storage via S3A URI. Requires Databricks Runtime 8.3 and above....

Cannot use IAM roles with table ACL

You cannot obtain IAM credentials when table ACLs are enabled because access to the EC2 instance metadata service is blocked....

Enable s3cmd for notebooks

Use an init script to enable s3cmd for use in notebooks....

How to check if a spark property is modifiable in a notebook

Learn how to modify Spark properties in a Databricks notebook....

JSON reader parses values as null

When you read a JSON file, the Spark JSON reader returns null values instead of the actual data....

Common errors in notebooks

Learn about common errors from Databricks notebooks....

display() does not show microseconds correctly

Use show() to display timestamp values with microsecond precision. display() is limited to millisecond precision....

Error: Received command c on object id p0

You see the error message `INFO:py4j.java_gateway:Received command c on object id p0` after running Python code with imported libraries....

Failure when accessing or mounting storage

Do not mount storage to the root mount path....

Access notebooks owned by a deleted user

How to access Databricks notebooks owned by a deleted user....

Notebook autosave fails due to file size limits

Learn what to do when your Databricks notebook fails to autosave due to file size limits....

How to send email or SMS messages from Databricks notebooks

Learn how to send an email from your Databricks notebook....

Troubleshooting unresponsive Python notebooks or canceled commands

Learn how to troubleshoot unresponsive Python notebooks and cancelled commands in Databricks notebooks....

Update job permissions for multiple users

Use the job permissions API to update permissions for multiple users....

Service principal cannot create access token

You cannot create a token on behalf of a service principal with the API when token usage is disabled....

Generate browser HAR files

Learn how to record HAR files in your web browser. These are very useful when troubleshooting UI issues....

Get workspace configuration details

Display the complete configuration details for your Databricks workspace....

Iterate through all jobs in the workspace using Jobs API 2.1

Use the Jobs API 2.1 to iterate through and display a list of jobs in your workspace....

Too many execution contexts are open right now

Reduce the number of notebooks used to limit the number of execution contexts required for your job....

Use an Azure AD service principal as compute ACL

Create an Azure AD service principal and use it for access control....

Generate a list of all workspace admins

Use the included sample code to generate a list of all workspace admins....

%run magic command not working as expected with %python listed first

Ensure that the %run command is the first line in the command cell....

Permissions error when accessing Unity Catalog tables

Use a shared cluster or warehouse, use serverless, or upgrade to Databricks Runtime 15.4 LTS or above. ...

Error when trying to read a notebook from another notebook in the same workspace

Use the Databricks SDK to read a notebook’s contents. ...

Git-integrated workloads fail in Databricks with “PERMISSION_DENIED: Invalid Git provider credentials” error

Check Git provider credentials and token settings....

Unable to import from DBC file: INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE error

You must set "direct_download": "true" when exporting via the API....