Unity Catalog
GALast seen at this status: 2022-08-25·Aug 2022
Unity Catalog is the governance layer for data and AI built into Databricks. It enforces access control when you query a table or call a model, tracks lineage as assets are used, and logs activity for auditing, across tables, views, volumes, functions, models and other objects organized in a catalog.schema.object namespace.
Sub-features (29)
- Automatic UpgradesGAsince 2026-05-14
- BigQuery access to Unity Catalog tables (Google catalog federation)Public previewsince 2026-04-29
- Catalog CommitsGAsince 2026-05-08
- Convert external tables to managed (SET MANAGED)GAsince 2025-10-02
- Credential VendingGAsince 2026-05-14
- Cross-Engine ABACGAsince 2026-10-01
- Data classificationGAsince 2026-04-20
- Data profiling (formerly Lakehouse Monitoring)GAsince 2024-06-13
- External access to UC managed Delta tablesPublic previewsince 2026-07-16
- External access to viewsGAsince 2026-10-13
- Google Cloud Lakehouse catalog federationBetasince 2026-10-08
- Governance HubBetasince 2026-07-22
- REGISTER and UNREGISTER APIsPrivate previewsince 2026-10-05
- Scalar and Batch Unity Catalog Python UDFsGAsince 2026-09-23
- Unity Catalog ABAC policiesGAsince 2026-04-28
- Unity Catalog Data Masking PropagationAnnouncedsince 2026-05-15
- Unity Catalog DiscoverGAsince 2026-10-08
- Unity Catalog DomainsGAsince 2026-10-08
- Unity Catalog External LineageGAsince 2026-06-08
- Unity Catalog governed tagsGAsince 2026-04-02
- Unity Catalog metric viewsGAsince 2026-04-02
- Unity Catalog Operational Database GovernanceAnnouncedsince 2026-05-15
- Unity Catalog PagesBetasince 2026-08-12
- Unity Catalog Per-Branch Cost AttributionAnnouncedsince 2026-05-15
- Unity Catalog privilegesGAsince 2022-08-25
- Unity Catalog Row-Level Security PropagationAnnouncedsince 2026-05-15
- Unity Catalog SQL Query AuditingAnnouncedsince 2026-05-15
- Unity GatewayGAsince 2026-08-04
- Workday Data Connect catalog federationBetasince 2026-10-06
Status history
- GA
Sources (5)
- 2026-04-29Databricks Blog
- 2026-04-27Databricks Blog GA
- 2026-04-23Databricks Blog
- 2026-04-22Databricks Blog
- 2022-08-25Release notes GA
Recent coverage
- 2026-10-30Automatically Route Every Task to the Right Model with Unity Gateway video
- 2026-10-30Preparing a CFO performance review with Genie One on Databricks | Genie Demo video
- 2026-10-29v1.13.0 release
- 2026-10-29Creating a Digital Twin with Spark Real-Time Mode and Lakebase video
- 2026-10-28Voice Agents are here. Context turns them into real customer value. news
- 2026-10-27BigQuery to Databricks: A Strategic Framework news
Status and dates are extracted from public sources only. We don't see the private AE-shared roadmap. If something looks wrong, tell us.