OneLake Shortcuts - Create Shortcut

Reference

Service:: Core

API Version:: v1

Creates a new shortcut.

Required Delegated Scopes

OneLake.ReadWrite.All

Microsoft Entra supported identities

This API supports the Microsoft identities listed in this section.

Identity	Support
User	Yes
Service principal	Yes
Managed identities	Yes

Interface

POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/items/{itemId}/shortcuts

With optional parameters:

POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/{workspaceId}/items/{itemId}/shortcuts?shortcutConflictPolicy={shortcutConflictPolicy}

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
itemId	path	True	string uuid	The ID of the data item.
workspaceId	path	True	string uuid	The ID of the workspace.
shortcutConflictPolicy	query		ShortcutConflictPolicy	When provided, it defines the action to take when a shortcut with the same name and path already exists. The default action is 'Abort'. Additional ShortcutConflictPolicy types may be added over time.

Request Body

Name	Required	Type	Description
name	True	string	Name of the shortcut.
path	True	string	A string representing the full path where the shortcut is created, including either "Files" or "Tables".
target	True	CreatableShortcutTarget	An object that contains the target datasource, and it must specify exactly one of the supported destinations: OneLake, Amazon S3, ADLS Gen2, Google Cloud Storage, S3 compatible or Dataverse.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
201 Created	Shortcut	Successfully created. Headers Location: string
Other Status Codes	ErrorResponse	Common error codes: ItemNotFound - Server cannot find the requested item. UnknownError - An error occurred.

Name

Type

Description

201 Created

Shortcut

Successfully created.

Headers

Location: string

Other Status Codes

ErrorResponse

Common error codes:

ItemNotFound - Server cannot find the requested item.
UnknownError - An error occurred.

Examples

Create shortcut AdlsGen2 target example

Create shortcut AmazonS3 target example

Create shortcut Google Cloud Storage target example

Create shortcut One Lake target example

Create shortcut S3 Compatible target example

Create shortcut AdlsGen2 target example

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff222/items/25bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fceb/shortcuts

{
  "path": "Files/landingZone",
  "name": "PartnerProducts",
  "target": {
    "adlsGen2": {
      "location": "https://contosoadlsaccount.dfs.core.windows.net",
      "subpath": "/mycontainer/data/ContosoProducts",
      "connectionId": "91324db9-8dc4-4730-a1e5-bafabf1fb91e"
    }
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 201

Location: https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff222/items/25bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fceb/shortcuts/Files/landingZone/PartnerProducts

{
  "path": "Files/landingZone",
  "name": "PartnerProducts",
  "target": {
    "type": "AdlsGen2",
    "adlsGen2": {
      "location": "https://contosoadlsaccount.dfs.core.windows.net",
      "subpath": "/mycontainer/data/ContosoProducts",
      "connectionId": "91324db9-8dc4-4730-a1e5-bafabf1fb91e"
    }
  }
}

Create shortcut AmazonS3 target example

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff222/items/25bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fceb/shortcuts

{
  "path": "Files/landingZone",
  "name": "PartnerEmployees",
  "target": {
    "amazonS3": {
      "location": "https://my-s3-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
      "subpath": "/data/ContosoEmployees",
      "connectionId": "cf480513-2c1c-46b2-958a-42556ee584c3"
    }
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 201

Location: https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff222/items/25bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fceb/shortcuts/Files/landingZone/PartnerEmployees

{
  "path": "Files/landingZone",
  "name": "PartnerEmployees",
  "target": {
    "type": "AmazonS3",
    "amazonS3": {
      "location": "https://my-s3-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",
      "subpath": "/data/ContosoEmployees",
      "connectionId": "cf480513-2c1c-46b2-958a-42556ee584c3"
    }
  }
}

Create shortcut Google Cloud Storage target example

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff222/items/25bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fceb/shortcuts

{
  "path": "Files/landingZone",
  "name": "MyGCSShortcut1",
  "target": {
    "googleCloudStorage": {
      "location": "https://gcs-contosoBucket.storage.googleapis.com",
      "subpath": "/gcsDirectory/data/ContosoProducts",
      "connectionId": "3c976446-0bda-472e-8800-f1d6e4f162dc"
    }
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 201

Location: https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff222/items/25bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fceb/shortcuts/Files/landingZone/MyGCSShortcut1

{
  "path": "Files/landingZone",
  "name": "MyGCSShortcut1",
  "target": {
    "type": "GoogleCloudStorage",
    "googleCloudStorage": {
      "location": "https://gcs-contosoBucket.storage.googleapis.com",
      "subpath": "/gcsDirectory/data/ContosoProducts",
      "connectionId": "3c976446-0bda-472e-8800-f1d6e4f162dc"
    }
  }
}

Create shortcut One Lake target example

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff222/items/25bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fceb/shortcuts

{
  "path": "Files/blafolder/folder3",
  "name": "MyOneLakeShortcut",
  "target": {
    "oneLake": {
      "workspaceId": "acafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff256",
      "itemId": "56bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fcac",
      "path": "Tables/myTablesFolder/someTableSubFolder"
    }
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 201

Location: https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff222/items/25bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fceb/shortcuts/Files/blafolder/folder3/MyOneLakeShortcut

{
  "path": "Files/blafolder/folder3",
  "name": "MyOneLakeShortcut",
  "target": {
    "type": "OneLake",
    "oneLake": {
      "workspaceId": "acafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff256",
      "itemId": "56bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fcac",
      "path": "Tables/myTablesFolder/someTableSubFolder"
    }
  }
}

Create shortcut S3 Compatible target example

Sample request

HTTP

POST https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff222/items/25bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fceb/shortcuts

{
  "path": "Files/landingZone",
  "name": "MyS3CompatibleShortcut1",
  "target": {
    "s3Compatible": {
      "location": "https://s3endpoint.contoso.com",
      "bucket": "contosoBucket1",
      "subpath": "/s3CompatibleDirectory/data/ContosoProducts",
      "connectionId": "3c976446-0bda-472e-8800-f1d6e4f162dc"
    }
  }
}

Sample response

Status code:: 201

Location: https://api.fabric.microsoft.com/v1/workspaces/cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff222/items/25bac802-080d-4f73-8a42-1b406eb1fceb/shortcuts/Files/landingZone/MyS3CompatibleShortcut1

{
  "path": "Files/landingZone",
  "name": "MyS3CompatibleShortcut1",
  "target": {
    "type": "S3Compatible",
    "s3Compatible": {
      "location": "https://s3endpoint.contoso.com",
      "bucket": "contosoBucket1",
      "subpath": "/s3CompatibleDirectory/data/ContosoProducts",
      "connectionId": "3c976446-0bda-472e-8800-f1d6e4f162dc"
    }
  }
}

Definitions

Name	Description
AdlsGen2	An object containing the properties of the target ADLS Gen2 data source.
AmazonS3	An object containing the properties of the target Amazon S3 data source.
CreatableShortcutTarget	An object that contains the target datasource, and must specify exactly one of the supported destinations as described in the table below.
CreateShortcutRequest	A shortcut creation request with an object representing a reference to another storage location.
Dataverse	An object containing the properties of the target Dataverse data source.
ErrorRelatedResource	The error related resource details object.
ErrorResponse	The error response.
ErrorResponseDetails	The error response details.
ExternalDataShareTarget	An object containing the properties of the target external data share.
GoogleCloudStorage	An object containing the properties of the target Google Cloud Storage data source.
OneLake	An object containing the properties of the target OneLake data source.
S3Compatible	An object containing the properties of the target S3 compatible data source.
Shortcut	An object representing a reference that points to other storage locations which can be internal or external to OneLake. Shortcut is defined by name, path where the shortcut is created and target specifying the target storage location.
ShortcutConflictPolicy	When provided, it defines the action to take when a shortcut with the same name and path already exists. The default action is 'Abort'. Additional ShortcutConflictPolicy types may be added over time.
Target	An object that contains the target datasource, and must specify exactly one of the supported destinations as described in the table below.
Type	The type object contains properties like target shortcut account type. Additional types may be added over time.

AdlsGen2

An object containing the properties of the target ADLS Gen2 data source.

Name	Type	Description
connectionId	string	A string representing the connection that is bound with the shortcut. The connectionId is a unique identifier used to establish a connection between the shortcut and the target datasource. To find this connection ID, first create a cloud connection to be used by the shortcut when connecting to the ADLS data location. Open the cloud connection's Settings view and copy the connection ID; this is a GUID.
location	string	Specifies the location of the target ADLS container. The URI must be in the format https://[account-name].dfs.core.windows.net where [account-name] is the name of the target ADLS account.
subpath	string	Specifies the container and subfolder within the ADLS account where the target folder is located. Must be of the format [container]/[subfolder] where [container] is the name of the container that holds the files and folders; [subfolder] is the name of the subfolder within the container (optional). For example: /mycontainer/mysubfolder

AmazonS3

An object containing the properties of the target Amazon S3 data source.

Name	Type	Description
connectionId	string	A string representing the connection that is bound with the shortcut. The connectionId is a unique identifier used to establish a connection between the shortcut and the target datasource. To find this connection ID, first create a cloud connection to be used by the shortcut when connecting to the Amazon S3 data location. Open the cloud connection's Settings view and copy the connection ID; this is a GUID.
location	string	HTTP URL that points to the target bucket in S3. The URL should be in the format https://[bucket-name].s3.[region-code].amazonaws.com, where "bucket-name" is the name of the S3 bucket you want to point to, and "region-code" is the code for the region where the bucket is located. For example: https://my-s3-bucket.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com
subpath	string	Specifies a target folder or subfolder within the S3 bucket.

CreatableShortcutTarget

An object that contains the target datasource, and must specify exactly one of the supported destinations as described in the table below.

Name	Type	Description
adlsGen2	AdlsGen2	An object containing the properties of the target ADLS Gen2 data source.
amazonS3	AmazonS3	An object containing the properties of the target Amazon S3 data source.
dataverse	Dataverse	An object containing the properties of the target Dataverse data source.
googleCloudStorage	GoogleCloudStorage	An object containing the properties of the target Google Cloud Storage data source.
oneLake	OneLake	An object containing the properties of the target OneLake data source.
s3Compatible	S3Compatible	An object containing the properties of the target S3 compatible data source.

CreateShortcutRequest

A shortcut creation request with an object representing a reference to another storage location.

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Name of the shortcut.
path	string	A string representing the full path where the shortcut is created, including either "Files" or "Tables".
target	CreatableShortcutTarget	An object that contains the target datasource, and it must specify exactly one of the supported destinations: OneLake, Amazon S3, ADLS Gen2, Google Cloud Storage, S3 compatible or Dataverse.

Dataverse

An object containing the properties of the target Dataverse data source.

Name	Type	Description
connectionId	string	A string representing the connection that is bound with the shortcut. The connectionId is a unique identifier used to establish a connection between the shortcut and the target datasource. To find this connection ID, first create a cloud connection to be used by the shortcut when connecting to the Dataverse data location. Open the cloud connection's Settings view and copy the connection ID; this is a GUID.
deltaLakeFolder	string	Specifies the DeltaLake folder path where the target data is stored.
environmentDomain	string	URI that indicates the Dataverse target environment's domain name. The URI should be formatted as "https://[orgname].crm[xx].dynamics.com", where `[orgname]` represents the name of your Dataverse organization.
tableName	string	Specifies the name of the target table in Dataverse

ErrorRelatedResource

The error related resource details object.

Name	Type	Description
resourceId	string	The resource ID that's involved in the error.
resourceType	string	The type of the resource that's involved in the error.

ErrorResponse

The error response.

Name	Type	Description
errorCode	string	A specific identifier that provides information about an error condition, allowing for standardized communication between our service and its users.
message	string	A human readable representation of the error.
moreDetails	ErrorResponseDetails[]	List of additional error details.
relatedResource	ErrorRelatedResource	The error related resource details.
requestId	string	ID of the request associated with the error.

ErrorResponseDetails

The error response details.

Name	Type	Description
errorCode	string	A specific identifier that provides information about an error condition, allowing for standardized communication between our service and its users.
message	string	A human readable representation of the error.
relatedResource	ErrorRelatedResource	The error related resource details.

ExternalDataShareTarget

An object containing the properties of the target external data share.

Name	Type	Description
connectionId	string	A string representing the connection that is bound with the shortcut. The connectionId is a unique identifier used to establish a connection between the shortcut and the target datasource.

GoogleCloudStorage

An object containing the properties of the target Google Cloud Storage data source.

Name	Type	Description
connectionId	string	A string representing the connection that is bound with the shortcut. The connectionId is a unique identifier used to establish a connection between the shortcut and the target datasource.
location	string	HTTP URL that points to the target bucket in GCS. The URL should be in the format https://[bucket-name].storage.googleapis.com, where [bucket-name] is the name of the bucket you want to point to. For example: https://my-gcs-bucket.storage.googleapis.com
subpath	string	Specifies a target folder or subfolder within the GCS bucket. For example: /folder

OneLake

An object containing the properties of the target OneLake data source.

Name	Type	Description
itemId	string	The ID of the target in OneLake. The target can be an item of Lakehouse, KQLDatabase, or Warehouse.
path	string	A string representing the full path to the target folder within the Item. This path should be relative to the root of the OneLake directory structure. For example: "Tables/myTablesFolder/someTableSubFolder".
workspaceId	string	The ID of the target workspace.

S3Compatible

An object containing the properties of the target S3 compatible data source.

Name	Type	Description
bucket	string	Specifies the target bucket within the S3 compatible location.
connectionId	string	A string representing the connection that is bound with the shortcut. The connectionId is a unique identifier used to establish a connection between the shortcut and the target datasource.
location	string	HTTP URL of the S3 compatible endpoint. This endpoint must be able to receive ListBuckets S3 API calls. The URL must be in the non-bucket specific format; no bucket should be specified here. For example: https://s3endpoint.contoso.com
subpath	string	Specifies a target folder or subfolder within the S3 compatible bucket. For example: /folder

Shortcut

An object representing a reference that points to other storage locations which can be internal or external to OneLake. Shortcut is defined by name, path where the shortcut is created and target specifying the target storage location.

Name	Type	Description
name	string	Name of the shortcut.
path	string	A string representing the full path where the shortcut is created, including either "Files" or "Tables".
target	Target	An object that contains the target datasource, and must specify exactly one of the supported destinations.

ShortcutConflictPolicy

When provided, it defines the action to take when a shortcut with the same name and path already exists. The default action is 'Abort'. Additional ShortcutConflictPolicy types may be added over time.

Name	Type	Description
Abort	string	When a shortcut with the same name and path already exists the shortcut creation will be cancelled.
GenerateUniqueName	string	When a shortcut with the same name and path already exists the shortcut creation will continue with a new unique shortcut name.

Target

An object that contains the target datasource, and must specify exactly one of the supported destinations as described in the table below.

Name	Type	Description
adlsGen2	AdlsGen2	An object containing the properties of the target ADLS Gen2 data source.
amazonS3	AmazonS3	An object containing the properties of the target Amazon S3 data source.
dataverse	Dataverse	An object containing the properties of the target Dataverse data source.
externalDataShare	ExternalDataShareTarget	An object containing the properties of the target external data share.
googleCloudStorage	GoogleCloudStorage	An object containing the properties of the target Google Cloud Storage data source.
oneLake	OneLake	An object containing the properties of the target OneLake data source.
s3Compatible	S3Compatible	An object containing the properties of the target S3 compatible data source.
type	Type	The type object contains properties like target shortcut account type. Additional types may be added over time.

Type

The type object contains properties like target shortcut account type. Additional types may be added over time.

Name	Type	Description
AdlsGen2	string	AdlsGen2
AmazonS3	string	AmazonS3
Dataverse	string	Dataverse
ExternalDataShare	string	ExternalDataShare
GoogleCloudStorage	string	GoogleCloudStorage
OneLake	string	OneLake
S3Compatible	string	S3Compatible

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Required Delegated Scopes

Microsoft Entra supported identities

Interface

URI Parameters

Request Body

Responses

Examples

Create shortcut AdlsGen2 target example

Sample request

Sample response

Create shortcut AmazonS3 target example

Sample request

Sample response

Create shortcut Google Cloud Storage target example

Sample request

Sample response

Create shortcut One Lake target example

Sample request

Sample response

Create shortcut S3 Compatible target example

Sample request

Sample response

Definitions

AdlsGen2

AmazonS3

CreatableShortcutTarget

CreateShortcutRequest

Dataverse

ErrorRelatedResource

ErrorResponse

ErrorResponseDetails

ExternalDataShareTarget

GoogleCloudStorage

OneLake

S3Compatible

Shortcut

ShortcutConflictPolicy

Target

Type

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