topic Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks? in Data Engineering

How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

Reza — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 21:00:55 GMT

There is a keyword search option in Databricks that searches for a command or word in the entire workspace. How can search for a command in a specific folder or repository?

Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

-werners- — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:09:41 GMT

There is no such functionality at the moment.

But there are ways to achieve this:

export the workspace by using the databricks cli. It will download all the notebooks etc, then you can perform a search with your IDE or ...
use Repos. The workbooks are sent to git (Github, Azure Devops,...) and there you can go to your files and perform a search there.

The 2nd option is ofc a better approach.

Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

Reza — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:52:13 GMT

My question was regarding a simple search in specific folders in Databricks, not cli or GitHub repo.

Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

Atanu — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 04:24:40 GMT

@Reza Rajabi it actually search entire databricks . I think best search match can show the folder destination too.

Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

Reza — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 23:20:19 GMT

I know. However, I want to search in a specific folder entire databricks that I have access too.

Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:35:52 GMT

@Reza Rajabi - Does Atanu's response answer your question?

Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

Reza — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:41:19 GMT

No.

Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:50:27 GMT

@Reza Rajabi - Thank you for letting us know.

Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Feb 2022 19:03:25 GMT

@Reza Rajabi - We have not forgotten you. We are looking for someone to help.

Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

Atanu — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:44:31 GMT

I think folder wise search wont work cause search engine works respective to the workspace.

please raise a feature request - https://docs.databricks.com/resources/ideas.html @Reza Rajabi

Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

nelsoncardenas — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:52:48 GMT

I would not consider this resolved. When I visit a forum, it's to find a solution, and I'm not completely sure if this feature has still not been created in Databricks since 2022. Regardless of that, I have submitted the feature request in Databricks.

Re: How can search in a specific folder in Databricks?

Jensz007 — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:12:19 GMT

@AtanuI agree with nelsoncardenas, the problem is not solved, and the answer currently only provides us with saying we need to raise a feature request.
Would it be possible to at least link the feature requested by nelsoncardenas to this post/answer? That way we can see the state the request is in right now.