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databricks Platform · Updated May 27, 2026

Workspace admin setting for serverless notebook execution timeout

Workspace admins can now set the default execution timeout for serverless notebooks in the workspace admin settings, replacing the previous manual override process.

What it does

Workspace admins can now set the default execution timeout for serverless notebooks in the workspace admin settings, replacing the previous manual override process. To configure the timeout, go to Settings Compute and, under Serverless interactive, update the Serverless interactive execution timeout setting. The default timeout is 2.5 hours, and users can still override the timeout for an individual notebook by using spark.databricks.execution.timeout.

Why it matters

View query insights Serverless compute for notebooks and jobs uses query insights to assess Spark execution performance.

Architecture
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In short

Workspace admins can now set the default execution timeout for serverless notebooks in the workspace admin settings, replacing the previous manual override process. To configure the timeout, go to Settings Compute and, under Serverless interactive, update…

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Key takeaway
Workspace admins can now set the default execution timeout for serverless notebooks in the workspace admin settings, replacing the previous manual override process.
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