Databricks File System Connection

This Node Is Deprecated — This node is kept for backwards-compatibility, but the usage in new workflows is no longer recommended. The documentation below might contain more information.
This node configures the connection information that will be used to connect to the Databricks File System (DBFS) of a Databricks deployment.

This legacy file handling node has been replaced by the Databricks File System Connector and will be deprecated in the foreseeable future. For further information about the new file handling framework see the File Handling Guide.

Options

Host
Full domain name of the Databricks deployment, <account>.cloud.databricks.com on AWS or <region>.azuredatabricks.net on Azure.
Port
Port to use. Should be 443 on most deployments.
Authentication
Tokens or user and password can be used for authentication. Databricks strongly recommends tokens. See authentication in Databricks AWS or Azure documentation for more informations about personal access token.
Workflow credentials
Enable the checkbox to use workflow credentials for this connection. Depending on the selected authentication method (see option above), user and password are used or the password of the credentials will be used as token and the user name will be ignored.
User
Name of the user.
Password
Password to use.
Token
Token to use.
Timeout
Specify the timeout for the connection in milliseconds here.

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Output Ports

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Port object containing the DBFS connection information.

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Installation

To use this node in KNIME, install the extension KNIME Databricks Integration from the below update site following our NodePit Product and Node Installation Guide:

v5.9

A zipped version of the software site can be downloaded here.

Plugin provider: KNIME AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Plugin version: 5.9.0.v202511131754
On NodePit since: 2025-12-11
Last update: 2026-01-05
Tags: Deprecated
KNIME versions: Since v4.1

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