Upcoming end of life for the Supervisor API

DeprecationAug 21, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

The Supervisor API (Beta) reaches end of life on September 30, 2026. After that date, the API is no longer available. Databricks recommends migrating to custom agents on Databricks Apps . See Supervisor API (Beta) (deprecated) .

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