Standard performance mode is now available for one-time runs in the Jobs API

UpdateSep 11, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

You can now set performance_target to STANDARD in the Jobs API. Apache Airflow's DatabricksSubmitRunOperator also supports this. See Create and trigger a one-time run and Select a performance mode .

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