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databricks Platform · Updated Apr 9, 2026

Share foreign Iceberg tables with Delta Sharing (Public Preview)

You can now share foreign Iceberg tables federated from foreign Iceberg catalogs using Delta Sharing.

What it does

You can now share foreign Iceberg tables federated from foreign Iceberg catalogs using Delta Sharing. Providers can add foreign Iceberg tables to a share, and recipients access the shared data in read only format. This page explains how to create shares for OpenSharing.

Why it matters

For Databricks to Databricks shares, the table's Delta log is also shared to improve performance.

Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

You can now share foreign Iceberg tables federated from foreign Iceberg catalogs using Delta Sharing. Providers can add foreign Iceberg tables to a share, and recipients access the shared data in read only format.

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Key takeaway
You can now share foreign Iceberg tables federated from foreign Iceberg catalogs using Delta Sharing.
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