Scale-to-zero app runtime (Genie App Builder)
BetaLast seen at this status: 2026-09-23·40d ago
The on-demand serverless runtime that apps built with Genie App Builder run on inside an App Space, announced in June 2026 as Serverless Micro Apps. Each app scales between zero and one instance, shuts down after 30 idle minutes by default and starts again on the next request.
Status history
- Beta
- Announced2026-06-16 · Jun 2026Databricks Blog
Sources (2)
- 2026-09-23Release notes Beta
- 2026-06-16Databricks Blog Announced
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- 2026-09-16Databricks serverless micro apps: what's livearticle
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