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Unable to Create Secret Scope in Databricks – “Fetch request failed due to expired user session”

SuMiT1 — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 20:24:54 GMT

I’m trying to create an Azure Key Vault-backed Secret Scope in Databricks, but when I click Create, I get this error:

Fetch request failed due to expired user session

I’ve already verified my login, permissions. I also tried refreshing and re-signing in, but the issue still persists.

Re: Unable to Create Secret Scope in Databricks – “Fetch request failed due to expired user session”

ManojkMohan — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 21:32:49 GMT

@SuMiT1

Root Cause:

The Databricks workspace UI requires an active authentication session for sensitive operations like creating Secret Scopes.

Extended browser inactivity, resulting in token expir
Browser cache interfering with refresh token mechanisms.
SSO session mismatches, (multiple sign-ins )

Solution thinking:

i would suggest to try the following steps

Step	Expected Outcome	Context
Full sign-out + browser cache clear	Refreshed, valid session token, no error	https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/25639
Incognito/private tab	No session cross-talk, successful API fetch	https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/25639
Use CLI/API with fresh login	Verifies if UI vs API session is at fault	https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/25639
Workspace admin confirmation	Rules out backend config changes	https://community.databricks.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/25639

Re: Unable to Create Secret Scope in Databricks – “Fetch request failed due to expired user session”

saurabh18cs — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:04:51 GMT

Hi @SuMiT1 are you using any iac tool like terraform etc. or you want to try out manually using your own identity?

Re: Unable to Create Secret Scope in Databricks – “Fetch request failed due to expired user session”

AnandGNR — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:42:00 GMT

HI @SuMiT1 :

I’m facing the exact same issue. Were you able to figure out the root cause? I’d appreciate any pointers to resolve this! I

Re: Unable to Create Secret Scope in Databricks – “Fetch request failed due to expired user session”

SuMiT1 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:30:55 GMT

Hi @AnandGNR,

This appears to be a network-related issue. Please check with the networking team that configured the Databricks resource. Also, since this process is outdated, you can consider using the Databricks Access Connector, which is a more efficient approach.

Re: Unable to Create Secret Scope in Databricks – “Fetch request failed due to expired user session”

AnandGNR — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:06:57 GMT

Hi @SuMiT1 ,

Certainly seems to be a networking issue but not able to zero down on what precisely needs to be done. I added the control plane ips to the firewall but still no luck.

How do we use Databricks Access Connector to create scopes. Could you give me any pointers/resource links on its usage. I could not find any related info on how we could leverage this approach for KV scopes. We use it for setting the UC etc for Databricks but what would be the steps here. I can certainly give it a try!

Thanks

Re: Unable to Create Secret Scope in Databricks – “Fetch request failed due to expired user session”

SuMiT1 — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:02:13 GMT

Hi @AnandGNR
Here is the youtube link refer this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HQCZNW7XwY&t=800s