Delta Lake

Delta Catalog-Managed Tables

Catalog-managed Delta tables delegate table scan planning to an external catalog using the Iceberg REST Catalog protocol, enabling interoperability with Unity Catalog and other catalog services.

GitHub

Documentation

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Documentation
https://delta.io/blog/2026-02-02-delta-catalog-managed-tables/

Other Resources

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Protocol
https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/PROTOCOL.md

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: delta-lake:delta-catalog
name: Delta Catalog-Managed Tables
description: Catalog-managed Delta tables delegate table scan planning to an external catalog using the
  Iceberg REST Catalog protocol, enabling interoperability with Unity Catalog and other catalog services.
humanURL: https://delta.io/blog/2026-02-02-delta-catalog-managed-tables/
tags:
- Catalog
- Iceberg REST
- Interoperability
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://delta.io/blog/2026-02-02-delta-catalog-managed-tables/
- type: Protocol
  url: https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/PROTOCOL.md