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This page lists new classifiers, changes to classification behavior, and feature improvements for Databricks Data Classification.
For an overview of Data Classification, see Data Classification. For supported classifiers, see Supported classification tags.
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Data Classification adds 50 new classes and support for 16 more countries and regions
October 15, 2026
Data Classification now detects 50 new classes of sensitive data, along with new regional support for 16 countries and regions:
- Payment card and financial data: Card security codes, card expiration dates, card track data, card PINs, SWIFT codes, and credit scores.
- Personal and employee data: Gender, residency status, disability data, sexual data, street addresses, geographic coordinates, compensation, and employment status.
- Software security secrets: Credentials and secrets used by software.
- Regional identifiers: Added 35 new classes and expanded coverage in existing classes across 18 countries and regions, including China, Mexico, the UK, other European countries, and more. See the documentation for details.
Regional tags are available in select regions. See Supported classification tags.
Data Classification API is now generally available
October 14, 2026
The Data Classification API and its Terraform resource are now generally available. Auto-tagging configuration (auto_tag_configs) remains in Public Preview. See the API reference.
Data Classification now scans Unity Catalog views (Beta)
September 15, 2026
Data Classification can now scan Unity Catalog views in addition to tables, classifying columns for sensitive data using the same detection engine. This is a Beta feature. See Classify views.
Data Classification is now available by default for additional compliance standards
July 15, 2026
Data Classification is now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled and either C5 or TISAX controls selected.
Data Classification is now available by default for some workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
June 23, 2026
Data Classification is now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled, and either HIPAA controls or no specific compliance standard selected.
Databricks Data Classification is now GA
April 20, 2026
Databricks Data Classification is now generally available. Use Data Classification to automatically classify and tag sensitive data in Unity Catalog using an agentic AI system. See Data Classification.