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title: DELTA_CLONE_WITH_HISTORY_UNSUPPORTED_TARGET
description: A Databricks error raised when cloning a Delta table with history into an unsupported target table type.
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timestamp: "2026-06-19T15:02:24.088Z"
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title: DELTA_CLONE_WITH_HISTORY_UNSUPPORTED_TARGET
summary: An error class raised in Databricks when a CLONE WITH HISTORY operation targets an unsupported table type.
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createdAt: "2026-06-18T11:51:18.061Z"
updatedAt: "2026-06-18T11:51:18.061Z"
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# DELTA_CLONE_WITH_HISTORY_UNSUPPORTED_TARGET Error Condition

**`DELTA_CLONE_WITH_HISTORY_UNSUPPORTED_TARGET`** is a runtime error in Databricks with SQLSTATE `0AKDC` (Feature Not Supported). The error is raised when a `CLONE WITH HISTORY` operation specifies a target table that is not supported for history preservation. The error message lists the unsupported target type under one of three sub-reasons. ^[delta_clone_with_history_unsupported_target-error-condition-databricks-on-aws.md]

## SQLSTATE

`0AKDC`

## Sub-reasons and Messages

The error condition has three distinct sub-reasons, each returning a specific message:

### NON_DELTA

```
Target table of non-delta format is not supported.
```

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### PATH_BASED

```
Path-based target table is not supported.
```

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### SESSION_TEMPORARY

```
Session temporary target table is not supported.
```

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## Sub-reason Summary

| Sub-reason | Meaning (from message) |
|------------|------------------------|
| `NON_DELTA` | Target table is not in Delta format. |
| `PATH_BASED` | Target table is referenced by a file path. |
| `SESSION_TEMPORARY` | Target is a session‑temporary table. |

## Sources

- delta_clone_with_history_unsupported_target-error-condition-databricks-on-aws.md

# Citations

1. [delta_clone_with_history_unsupported_target-error-condition-databricks-on-aws.md](/references/delta_clone_with_history_unsupported_target-error-condition-databricks-on-aws-797521da.md)
