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Fabric CLI

The Fabric CLI (fab) is a fast, file‑system‑inspired command‑line interface for Microsoft Fabric. Explore, automate, and script your Fabric environment—right from your terminal.

✨ Key features

  • File‑system navigation – ls, cd, mkdir, cp, rm, run. Work seemlesly in both Unix-style and Windows-style command names for file system operations. You can use whichever style you're most familiar with. For more details see File System Commands.
  • Scripting & interactive modes – switch fluidly between live shell and one‑off commands.
  • Autocompletion – Enable tab completion for commands, subcommands, and flags.
  • Automation ready – ideal for GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, or any Bash/PowerShell/Python workflow.
  • Cross‑platform – Windows Terminal, macOS Terminal, Linux shells.
  • Built on public APIs – Fabric REST, OneLake, and Microsoft.Fabric ARM endpoints.

🚀 Install

Prerequisites:

  • Python version 3.10, 3.11, or 3.12 is installed on your machine.
  • Ensure python (defined in the PATH environment variable) is accessible from your terminal, by opening a terminal and run python.

Open a terminal and run:

pip install ms-fabric-cli

This installs the latest version of fab on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. If you’re upgrading from an earlier version, simply run the same command with ‑‑upgrade.

Need a different method? See the release notes for standalone binaries and package managers as they become available.

🔐 Authenticate

fab supports user, service principal, and managed identity identity types for sign‑in.

Identity Type Scenario Command Usage
User Interactive browser login fab auth login and select Interactive with a web browser
Service Principal Secret fab auth login -u <client_id> -p <client_secret> --tenant <tenant_id>
Certificate fab auth login -u <client_id> --certificate </path/to/certificate.[pem\|p12\|pfx]> --tenant <tenant_id>
Certificate + password fab auth login -u <client_id> --certificate </path/to/certificate.[pem\|p12\|pfx]> -p <certificate_secret> --tenant <tenant_id>
Federated token fab auth login -u <client_id> --federated-token <token> --tenant <tenant_id>
Managed Identity System‑assigned fab auth login --identity
User‑assigned fab auth login --identity -u <client_id>

For more details and scripts, see the auth examples.

🏁 Run Your First Command

Once you’re signed in, you’re one command away from exploring Fabric. Try and run ls command to list all workspaces:

fab ls

For a detailed list of available commands, see Commands, or explore advanced scenarios in our Usage examples.

💬 Feedback & Support

Have thoughts on the Fabric CLI? We review every submission and your input directly shapes the Fabric CLI roadmap.

  • Submit feedback
    Use our short Microsoft Form to report issues, request enhancements, or ask questions.

  • Stay in the loop
    Join the conversation in r/MicrosoftFabric on Reddit — follow updates, share tips, and connect with other CLI users.

  • Share feature ideas
    Post and vote on suggestions in the Fabric Ideas Portal.

  • Get community help
    Ask technical questions in the Developer Community Forum — the Fabric team and community experts are ready to help.

  • Need enterprise assistance?
    Reach out to your Microsoft account manager or open a ticket with the Fabric Support Team.

Thank you for helping us build the best CLI experience possible!