Issues with Delta Sharing API when using Service Principal Token

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Hello,

I am currently working with the Delta Sharing API and have encountered an issue when using a Service Principal token for authentication. The API call returns the following error:

[CANNOT_INFER_EMPTY_SCHEMA] Can not infer schema from empty dataset.

However, when I use a personal access token, the API works as expected.

My questions are:
1. Does the Delta Sharing API only support personal access tokens for authentication?
2. Is there any additional configuration or permission required when using a Service Principal token for Delta Sharing?
3. Has anyone else encountered this schema inference error, and how can it be resolved?

Thanks