databricks-unity-catalog

name	databricks-unity-catalog
description	Manage Unity Catalog via Databricks CLI. Use when user wants to: (1) Create/list/manage catalogs, schemas, tables, or volumes (2) Set up or manage grants and permissions (3) Explore the three-level namespace (catalog.schema.table) Triggers: "unity catalog", "catalog", "schema", "table permissions", "grants", "volumes", "list tables"

Unity Catalog CLI

Three-level namespace: catalog.schema.table or catalog.schema.volume

Use databricks <command> --help for detailed flags.

Catalogs

databricks catalogs list
databricks catalogs get <name>
databricks catalogs create <name> --comment "desc"
databricks catalogs update <name> --comment "updated"
databricks catalogs delete <name>

Schemas

databricks schemas list <catalog>
databricks schemas get <catalog>.<schema>
databricks schemas create <schema> <catalog>
databricks schemas update <catalog>.<schema> --comment "updated"
databricks schemas delete <catalog>.<schema>

Tables

databricks tables list <catalog> <schema>
databricks tables list-summaries --catalog-name <catalog>
databricks tables get <catalog>.<schema>.<table>
databricks tables exists <catalog>.<schema>.<table>
databricks tables delete <catalog>.<schema>.<table>

Volumes

databricks volumes list <catalog> <schema>
databricks volumes read <catalog>.<schema>.<volume>
databricks volumes create <catalog> <schema> <name> MANAGED
databricks volumes update <catalog>.<schema>.<volume> --comment "updated"
databricks volumes delete <catalog>.<schema>.<volume>

Grants

databricks grants get catalog <name>
databricks grants get schema <catalog>.<schema>
databricks grants get table <catalog>.<schema>.<table>
databricks grants get-effective <type> <full-name>
databricks grants update <type> <full-name> --json '{...}'

See privileges.md for privilege matrix and grant examples.

References

• privileges.md - Privilege matrix, grant/revoke examples
• examples.md - JSON payloads for create operations, exploration scripts