# Delta Catalog-Managed Tables

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/delta-lake/delta-catalog/  
**Provider:** Delta Lake — https://apis.io/providers/delta-lake/  
**Documentation:** https://delta.io/blog/2026-02-02-delta-catalog-managed-tables/

Delta Catalog-Managed Tables is one of 3 APIs that [Delta Lake](https://apis.io/providers/delta-lake/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Catalog, Iceberg REST, and Interoperability. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Catalog-managed Delta tables delegate table scan planning to an external catalog using the Iceberg REST Catalog protocol, enabling interoperability with Unity Catalog and other catalog services.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://delta.io/blog/2026-02-02-delta-catalog-managed-tables/
- **Protocol** — https://github.com/delta-io/delta/blob/master/PROTOCOL.md

## Other Delta Lake APIs (2)

- [Delta Lake Storage Framework](https://apis.io/apis/delta-lake/delta-lake-storage/)
- [Delta Sharing Protocol](https://apis.io/apis/delta-lake/delta-sharing/)

## Tags

Catalog, Iceberg REST, Interoperability

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