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Resource Types

This page provides an overview of all available resource types in Microsoft Fabric CLI, including item types and virtual item types. Understanding these types helps you navigate, manage, and automate resources efficiently.


Item Types

Item types are the primary content resources within Fabric workspaces. Each type has a unique extension and supports specific operations.

Extension Description
.Notebook Analytical notebooks
.SparkJobDefinition Spark job definitions
.DataPipeline Data integration pipelines
.Report Power BI reports
.SemanticModel Data models
.KQLDatabase Kusto databases
.KQLDashboard Kusto dashboards
.KQLQueryset Kusto query collections
.Lakehouse Data lakehouse storage
.Warehouse Data warehouses
.SQLDatabase SQL databases
.MirroredDatabase Mirrored databases
.MirroredWarehouse Mirrored data warehouses
.Eventhouse Real-time analytics databases
.Eventstream Real-time data streams
.Dashboard Interactive dashboards
.Datamart Self-service data marts
.CopyJob Data copy operations
.Environment Spark environments
.MLExperiment Machine learning experiments
.MLModel Machine learning models
.MountedDataFactory Mounted Data Factory resources
.PaginatedReport Paginated reports
.Reflex Application development platform
.SQLEndpoint SQL connection endpoints
.VariableLibrary Variable libraries
.GraphQLApi GraphQL API endpoints

Workspace Virtual Item Types

Workspace virtual item types are infrastructure or system resources that exist within the context of a specific workspace. They are not visible as regular items but are essential for advanced management and automation within a workspace.

Extension Description
.ExternalDataShare Cross-tenant data sharing
.ManagedIdentity Service authentication
.ManagedPrivateEndpoint Private network access
.SparkPool Dedicated Spark compute resources

Tenant Virtual Item Types

Tenant virtual item types are infrastructure or system resources that exist at the tenant (organization) level. They provide shared capabilities and governance across all workspaces.

Extension Description
.Capacity Fabric capacity resources
.Connection Data source connections
.Domain Fabric domains
.Gateway On-premises data gateways
.Workspace Fabric workspaces

See how to describe types using Describe (desc) command.