Get started tutorials on Databricks

The tutorials in this section introduce core features and guide you through the basics of working with the Databricks platform.

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Data exploration

• • Query and visualize data
  • Use a Databricks notebook to query sample data stored in Unity Catalog and then visualize the query results in the notebook.
• • Import and visualize CSV data from a notebook
  • Use a Databricks notebook to import data from a CSV file from https://health.data.ny.gov into your Unity Catalog volume.
• • Create a table
  • Create a table and grant privileges in Databricks using the Unity Catalog data governance model.
• • Explore dashboards and query data with Genie in Databricks One
  • Navigate the Databricks One interface designed for business users. View dashboards, ask natural language data questions with Genie, and discover assets shared with you.

Data engineering

• • Build an ETL pipeline using Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines
  • Create and deploy an ETL (extract, transform, and load) pipeline for data orchestration using Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines and Auto Loader.
• • Build an ETL pipeline using Apache Spark
  • Develop and deploy your first ETL (extract, transform, and load) pipeline for data orchestration with Apache Spark™.

AI and machine learning

• • Train and deploy an ML model
  • Build a machine learning classification model using the scikit-learn library on Databricks to predict whether a wine is considered “high-quality”. This tutorial also illustrates the use of MLflow to track the model development process, and Hyperopt to automate hyperparameter tuning.
• • Query LLMs and prototype AI agents with no-code
  • Use the AI Playground to query large language models (LLMs) and compare results side-by-side, prototype a tool-calling AI agent, and export your agent to code.

Get help

• If you have any questions about setting up Databricks and need live help, please e-mail onboarding-help@databricks.com.

• If you have a Databricks support package, you can open and manage support cases with Databricks. See Learn how to use Databricks support.

• If your organization does not have a Databricks support subscription, or if you are not an authorized contact for your company's support subscription, you can get answers from the Databricks Community.