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1 year ago
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Can't get OneLake Landing Zone url before files are uploaded

When no files have been uploaded yet to the OneLake Open Mirroring Landing Zone, the "Replication status" tab does not show anything. The "Replication status" tab is where it shows the path for the L...
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    v-csrikanth
    1 year ago

     Hi Anonymous 

    Thanks for being a part of Fabric Community.
    As confirmed, the behavior you're experiencing is a known limitation in Microsoft Fabric at this time — specifically, the inability to retrieve the OneLake landing zone URL before any file has been uploaded. The system currently registers and exposes the folder path only once the first artifact is written to that location.


    We acknowledge this limitation and understand that it can be inconvenient when automating or integrating solutions upstream. While there's no immediate workaround to retrieve the path before upload, the current behavior is by design and documented accordingly.

    If your scenario requires enhancements to this behavior, we recommend submitting it as an idea via the Fabric Ideas - Microsoft Fabric Community portal so the product team can consider it for future releases.

    For any other unrelated issues you face in Power BI or Fabric, please feel free to open a new case — we're here to help.


    If this information helped, kindly mark it as a solution to help others in the community facing a similar question.

    Best regards,
    Community Support Team _ C Srikanth

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v-csrikanth
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1 year ago

Hi Anonymous 
This is a known limitation of the Fabric UI, which does not pre-generate the Landing Zone path before the first file is uploaded. The best workaround is to upload a small placeholder file to make the path visible, then automate subsequent data loads. If UI inconsistencies persist, consider reporting it to Microsoft Fabric Ideas for improvements.
Even though the UI doesn’t display the Landing Zone path before uploading a file, you can manually construct it using the following format:
https://onelake.dfs.fabric.microsoft.com/<workspace_id>/<mirrored_database_id>/Files/LandingZone/ 

To get the values:

  • Workspace ID: Found in the URL when inside the Fabric workspace.

  • Mirrored Database ID: Also present in the URL when viewing the mirrored database.


If the above information helps you, please give us a Kudos and marked the Accept as a solution.
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ C Srikanth.

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Anonymous
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1 year ago

Thanks for confirming this is a known deficiency.