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PROAC
by New Contributor III
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Resolved! Is Databricks Genie android app not available in Databricks free edition?

Hi guys,Just wanted to ask if Databricks Genie android app is disabled or not for free edition accounts. I'm encountering the following error: {"error_description":"OAuth application with client_id: 'databricks-mobile' not available in Databricks acc...

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Ashwin_DSA
Databricks Employee
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Hi @PROAC, It looks like the Genie Android app isn’t enabled for Free Edition accounts at the moment. The error specifically says the mobile OAuth app databricks-mobile isn’t available for that Databricks account, which usually means the account isn’...

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fehrin
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Node.js on Databricks: where do i find information about available runtime(s) (versions)?

Hi all,Following https://www.databricks.com/sites/default/files/2026-02/hands-on-guide-apps-databricks.pdf i created a lakebase based app with React frontend. From the app overwiew page i seePython 3.11.15; Node.js v22.16.0as environment used.There a...

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fehrin
Databricks Partner
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I found https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/dev-tools/databricks-apps/system-env in the meantime.

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itsmemasoud
by New Contributor II
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billing payment problem

I was using a trial account and my 40$ credit was finished. I set a budget limit but it also exceeded that without warning and now I'm being charge for extra 90$!!! But this is only the first problem. The second problem is since my credit card reject...

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AngelShrestha
Databricks Partner
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Hello @DatabricksEddy @adamActable , Hello everyone!I'd like to know how you resolved this issue.I am currently facing samrThank you!

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SantiNath_Dey
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Databricks Workflow for Sharing Delta Table Data via Email (Text & Attachment)

Hi All,We have data in a Delta table that needs to be shared via email as both inline text and an attachment using a Databricks workflow. Could you please assist with this? If possible, kindly share a sample code as well.

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SantiNath_Dey
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thank you for quick response

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wisyani
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Resolved! Need access to "Databricks Workspace Walkthrough" Folder

In the course that I'm taking on Databricks Fundamentals (https://www.databricks.com/training/catalog/databricks-fundamentals-2206?itm_source=www&itm_category=training&itm_page=catalog&itm_location=body&itm_component=general-asset-card&itm_offer=data...

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Ashwin_DSA
Databricks Employee
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Hi @wisyani, You’re not missing anything in your own workspace... that "Databricks Workspace Walkthrough" folder is part of a hosted lab environment, not something that’s automatically created in every user’s workspace. Per the Academy team, the free...

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PROAC
by New Contributor III
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Resolved! Possible degradation of Genie agentic capabilities in Databricks Free Edition this week?

Hi Everyone,Has anyone else noticed a degradation in the capabilities of Genie in the Databricks Free Edition over the past week?About a week ago, I was successfully using Genie in an agentic way, it was able to generate code, create pipelines, and b...

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Ashwin_DSA
Databricks Employee
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Hi @PROAC, Had a similar question yesterday.. Under normal conditions, there are two kinds of limits: Per-minute throughput: Genie has soft limits (e.g., ~20 questions/min via UI, ~5/min via API in the free tier). If you briefly exceed those, things ...

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TusharrMishra
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Login Issue

 I had community account with databricks and I was getting error with login.  So I decided to get them closed and asked the team to close it.  Mail subject [] Re: Account deletion: Re: Data Deletion Request / SSO Authentication Loop - [ ref:_00D61JGc...

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richcruzchicago
by New Contributor II
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Resolved! My credentials aren't showing...

I took and passed the DataBricks Fundamentals Course. I have the DataBricks Academy certificate and the emails showing that I completed this on 4/3/2026. However, I do not find the credential or the compeleted course in my account.

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Ashwin_DSA
Databricks Employee
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Hi @richcruzchicago, Thanks for reaching out, and congratulations on completing the Databricks Fundamentals course and earning the certificate! Course completions and downloadable certificates of completion are surfaced in your Databricks Academy acc...

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SantiNath_Dey
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Handling New Columns Using Auto Loader Rescue Mode but how will get newly added column

Schema evolution (rescue mode) is being triggered for a complex JSON file. However, when a new column is added in the source, it does not appear in the target table automatically for multi-level nested JSON. How can we add newly added nested columns ...

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SantiNath_Dey
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Thank you quick response. We will check and get back you ...

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jose_moreira
by New Contributor II
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Resolved! Agents option not available on the Menu

Based on the documentation, the Agents option should appear in the left sidebar under the AI/ML section. I don't see it, is because the region? I'm in us-east-2What should I do to see it?  Thank you

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balajij8
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You can find them in the AI Playground in Free Edition.Click on Playground in AI ML menu.Open Tools: Click on the Tools button.Add Tool: Select + Add tool.Under the MCP Servers section, you will see the four core categories (Genie Spaces, Unity Catal...

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SantiNath_Dey
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Resolved! Workflow Notification: Pass/Failed –Schema Evolution/Rescue Mode Triggered for complex json file

We are implementing an incremental load for semi-structured data [ complex nested Json file ]using Auto Loader. To handle schema drifts—such as new fields, changes in column order, or data type and precision modifications (e.g., Decimal and Integer)—...

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SantiNath_Dey
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Could you please help us with this? We are currently blocked in development. When new fields are added to the source JSON, the nested field names are captured in the _rescued_data (rescue) column. However, we do not get any indication of the type of ...

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SantiNath_Dey
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Resolved! Decimal Precision Loss While Reading Parquet Files in Databricks

We are extracting data from SQL Server/Oracle using ADF and storing it in Parquet format. When reading the files in Databricks using spark.read.parquet, decimal values are getting truncated—for example, 1245.1111111189979 becomes 1245.111111118. This...

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SantiNath_Dey
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Thank for your response.

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mcguiles
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Free Edition Apps - Failed to create app service principal due to unexpected error.

I'm trying to create an app within free edition, and I'm getting an error: "Compute error: Failed to create app service principal due to unexpected error."No matter what I do I get the same error any time I try to create an app. Any framework. hello ...

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Ashwin_DSA
Databricks Employee
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Hi @mcguiles, I've checked this internally. From what you describe, you’re not doing anything wrong. This appears to be a platform issue with Databricks Apps on the Free Edition rather than a misconfiguration in your workspace. When you create an app...

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lynchdhl
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Resolved! Delta Share Recipient

Is it possible to catalog a delta share as a recipient in Databricks Free?

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Ashwin_DSA
Databricks Employee
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Hi @lynchdhl, Yes. You can use Delta Sharing as a recipient on Databricks Free Edition, and you can catalog a share as long as your Free workspace is Unity Catalog-enabled. Functionally, this works the same as on paid workspaces. Delta Sharing is gen...

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dmptiprabhakar
by New Contributor II
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Unable to login free edition

Hello Team,I hope you are doing well.I have been a long-time user of the Databricks Community Edition and have actively used it over the years to build and maintain several notebooks for learning and experimentation.Recently, I understand that Databr...

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edonaire
New Contributor III
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Hi @dmptiprabhakar,I have seen a few cases like this recently after the transition from Community Edition to Free Edition, and there are actually two different things happening here that are often mixed together.First, about the notebooks:Community E...

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