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databricks Platform · Updated Oct 31, 2025

Skip cells when running notebooks

You can now skip individual cells when running multiple cells in a notebook using the %skip magic command.

What it does

You can now skip individual cells when running multiple cells in a notebook using the %skip magic command. Add %skip at the beginning of any cell you want to skip. You can run a Databricks notebook interactively, one cell or many at a time, or schedule it to run automatically as a job.

Why it matters

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Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

You can now skip individual cells when running multiple cells in a notebook using the %skip magic command. Add %skip at the beginning of any cell you want to skip.

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Key takeaway
You can now skip individual cells when running multiple cells in a notebook using the %skip magic command.
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