Tool to create a new Unity Catalog external location combining a cloud storage path with a storage credential. Use when you need to establish access to cloud storage in Azure Data Lake Storage, AWS S3, or Cloudflare R2. Requires metastore admin or CREATE_EXTERNAL_LOCATION privil…
urlRequiredstringPath URL of the external location (e.g., s3://bucket-name/path, abfss://container@storage.dfs.core.windows.net/path, gs://bucket-name/path)
nameRequiredstringName of the external location. This is the identifier used to reference the location
commentstringUser-provided free-form text description of the external location
fallbackbooleanAllows fallback to cluster credentials when Unity Catalog credentials are insufficient. Enables support for legacy workloads
read_onlybooleanIndicates whether the external location is read-only. When true, restricts the location to read-only access. Default is false
credential_nameRequiredstringName of the storage credential to use with this location. The credential authorizes access to the cloud storage path
skip_validationbooleanSkips validation of the storage credential associated with the external location. Default is false
file_event_queueobjectFile event queue configuration.
enable_file_eventsbooleanWhether to enable file event tracking at this location. If enabled, file_event_queue must be provided
encryption_detailsobjectServer-side encryption configuration for AWS S3 communication.
dataRequiredData from the action execution
errorstringError if any occurred during the execution of the action
successfulRequiredbooleanWhether or not the action execution was successful or not
API key connection. Risk level 2 of 5.
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