Databricks-hosted sample datasets available in the samples catalog

UpdateJul 22, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

The sample datasets /databricks-datasets mounted to DBFS are now also available in the samples catalog as samples.databricks.datasets , made available through OpenSharing. The datasets volume hosts a collection of Databricks-provided datasets that you can use to build and test data pipelines.

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