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databricks Platform · Updated Jun 1, 2025

Behavior change for the Auto Loader incremental directory listing option

The Auto Loader cloudFiles.useIncrementalListing option is deprecated.

What it does

The Auto Loader cloudFiles.useIncrementalListing option is deprecated. Although this note discusses a change to the options's default value and how to continue using it after this change, Databricks recommends against using this option in favor of file notification mode with file events. In an upcoming Databricks Runtime release, the value of the deprecated Auto Loader cloudFiles.useIncrementalListing option will, by default, be set to false.

Why it matters

For best performance with directory listing mode, use Databricks Runtime 9.1 or above.

Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

The Auto Loader cloudFiles.useIncrementalListing option is deprecated. Although this note discusses a change to the options's default value and how to continue using it after this change, Databricks recommends against using this option in favor of file…

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Key takeaway
The Auto Loader cloudFiles.useIncrementalListing option is deprecated.
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