Announcing new features for Microsoft Fabric Extension in VS Code

• Data Engineering
• Microsoft Fabric

• June 26, 2025 by Sunitha Muthukrishna 45,074 Views

Microsoft Fabric Extension for VS Code enables users to manage Fabric items efficiently from within VS Code. We are announcing two new features for Microsoft Fabric Extension for VS Code that allow you to manage Fabric items directly within your workspace. These enhancements are based on customer feedback, and we welcome further input to improve this product.

Features

• Create item support for Fabric items: You can now create any Microsoft Fabric item directly within VS Code.
• Switch tenants: It  allows users to switch between tenants to manage your workspaces and items across multiple tenants.

Create any Fabric item in VS Code

With the Microsoft Fabric Extension, you can now create, delete, and rename any Fabric item directly within VS Code, streamlining your workflow without ever leaving VS Code.

1. Select Create item

• Select the item type and provide a name to create the item in Fabric.

Switch tenants in Microsoft Fabric from VS Code

You can enable Microsoft Fabric for your tenant  such that everyone in the tenant has access to Microsoft Fabric. You may have access to more than one tenant; you can switch between tenants using the tenant switcher.

1. In VS Code, sign in Microsoft Fabric.
2. Select workspace actions.

• Select switch tenant and  then choose the tenant you want to navigate to.

This simplifies managing workspaces and items across multiple tenants.

Conclusion

In summary, the Microsoft Fabric Extension for VS Code offers a seamless and efficient way to manage Fabric items and workspaces, all within a familiar development environment. Feel free to request features or report issues on VS Code fabric extension issues. Submit your feedback on Fabric Ideas and join the conversation on the Fabric Community.