To get started with any Databricks Blueprints, you will need to create an Access Token and know your Instance URL. These pieces of information form a secure way for Workflows to access Databricks and will be required for every Databricks Blueprint.
Create a Databricks Access Token
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Navigate to your Databricks Workspaces. Open whichever one you want to get an access token for.
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Select the Access tokens tab at the top.
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Click Generate new token.
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Provide a descriptive name under Comment (like "Workflows")
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Remove the value under Lifetime (days) so that it's blank.
CAUTION: While best practice is typically to have expiring API tokens that rotate, we recommend letting Workflows tokens run indefinitely to prevent interruption to your Fleets.
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Click Generate.
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Copy the newly created token and store it in a safe location. This is the access token value you will use for every Databricks Blueprint.
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Click Done.
Finding the Instance URL
The Instance URL is a part of every URL on Databricks. For example, if the full URL was https://random-id-242.cloud.databricks.com/, your Instance URL would be random-id-242.cloud.databricks.com.