Genie visualizations in Slack replies (Public Preview)

PreviewSep 14, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

When a Genie response includes a chart, the visualization now appears as an image in the Slack reply. If you installed the Databricks Genie app for Slack previously, reinstall it to enable this. See Visualizations .

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