On the radar·Lakebase·since September 2026 Beta

Lakebase backup schedule API

Databricks added a Beta snapshot schedule API for Lakebase.

What Beta promises

Open to most customers but not for production: support runs through engineering, and the shape of it can still move. On by default on Premium, off on Enterprise.

Who can use itMost customers
Production useNo
SupportEngineering only
On by defaultPremium yes, Enterprise no

The definitions are Databricks' own, on its release types page. The label on this page is the one the feature's documentation states, last checked on 23 Sept 2026.

Where to read more

It is part of something we wrote up: Projects, branches and point-in-time restore — How a Lakebase project is organised into copy-on-write branches, each with its own computes, roles and databases, and how expiry, protection, reset and point-in-time restore work on them.

The Databricks documentation for Lakebase backup schedule API

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