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databricks Platform · Updated Sep 25, 2026

Deleting a Unity Catalog pipeline now retains tables by default

When you delete a Unity Catalog pipeline that uses the default publishing mode, the UI and the Pipelines DELETE API retain associated materialized views, streaming tables, and views by default.

What it does

When you delete a Unity Catalog pipeline that uses the default publishing mode, the UI and the Pipelines DELETE API retain associated materialized views, streaming tables, and views by default. The retained tables can be queried but cannot be updated until moved into an active pipeline. To delete a pipeline and its tables together, set the cascade field to true in the API request.

Why it matters

Support for DML queries against streaming tables enables use cases such as updating tables for compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Architecture
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In short

When you delete a Unity Catalog pipeline that uses the default publishing mode, the UI and the Pipelines DELETE API retain associated materialized views, streaming tables, and views by default. The retained tables can be queried but cannot be updated until…

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Key takeaway
When you delete a Unity Catalog pipeline that uses the default publishing mode, the UI and the Pipelines DELETE API retain associated materialized views, streaming tables, and views by default.
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