URL Params in public embed
Hey,I need to embed multiple iframes on a publicly accessible website The embeds should all be from the same l...
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Alerting Code Block - JOIN at Home
Alerting Block by Datatonic Presented in the “Creating a Sophisticated Alerting System with Looker” JOIN 2020 ...
Build API for generating web hook secret
We have a fully automated process to create project, model, connection, roles, groups, git repo along with con...
Download 'All Results' from a dashboard
Currently, the ability to download unlimited results from a dashboard is not directly possible - the UI does n...
Send All Results for Looker Scheduled Dashboard
Hi, I am trying to use sendAllResults option in Looker Scheduled Plan API, to make it send All results and don...
Is IMPORTXML frustrating you? Here is a better method to refresh public looks in Google Sheets
There’s an existing solution to import public looks into a Google Sheet, but it’s unreliable because the IMPOR...
Using Looker for DATA Dictionary
Hello,My team and I are looking for a software that can build out our data dictionaries. We are currently usin...
Load data from Google Sheets into Snowflake to use for Looker using Google Apps Script
I’ve read an article which uses Google Apps Script to load data from a Google Sheet into a MySQL database.Here...
SSO Url unsets user attributes
Hey,So, we are using the API to dynamically set some user attributes that change inside our application. After...
Securely get data to excel (automatically - not download)
Currently we sit securely behind a firewall. Many people use public looks in order to suck the data into an XL...
Generating a Data Dictionary in Google Sheets
TutorialAuthor @rducarrouge Last updated: 9 months agoPlease note that the content in this article is not offi...
Git deployment version
Hi there,I am using github actions to push a branch to deployment. The API call returns 204 OK but how can I c...
Custom Visual - Error in compiling the d3 example
Hello Looker Community,I'm trying to get familiar in building custom visual, so I follow one of the examples (...
Changes to inline_json format for ActionHub Actions in Looker v21.4
As part of the new release version 21.4 of Looker, changes were made to the inline_json format.The ActionHub a...
Looker /login API throwing http 403
Hello everyone I am trying to get an access token programatically using this doc. https://docs.looker.com/refe...
Manage HomePage
Hi all,Im trying to customize the look and feel of Looker (UI) Im wondering if anyone knows a way to ;customiz...
Embedded Look by Customer
I would like to embed data tables and visualisations in another in-house application that is customer facing.M...
How to get filter suggestions through embed sdk or api?
I see the api and embed sdk, and i can get the filters form api, but how to get filter suggestions through emb...
Looker Embedded to Web page on TV
I want to have Looker embedded into something that will do a Slide Show like a PowerPoint so several dashboard...
lookml_model_explore doesn't pull correct view_name
I have one of my explores built in the following way: explore: test { view_name: btest } When running lookml_m...
Looker API 4.0 /auth endpoint (CORS)
Hi,I’m creating a Google Sheets app for users that makes calls to the Looker API. I’d like them to oath to Loo...
Can you update data in PostgreSQL database directly with user input through dashboard?
Hello everyone,I found some topics which are talking about directly updating data in database with user’s inpu...
How to get a subset of fields from an API within anothe field
Hi, I am trying to limit the amount of data transferred back from the API.I can get a subset of fields using f...
Hiding filters on an embedded dashboard
Is there a way to hide all the filters on a dashboard that is embedded? Currently passing query params to dete...
How to get the list of all accessible Looker and dashboards for embed user
We would like to build a custom navigation for embed type users.We can get the list of the looks and dashboard...
How to obtain the folders to which an embed user has access, through the groups of which he is a member?
Is there any way to get the folders that an embed user has access to, through the groups he is part of? I am u...
Looker API - Inline Query Missing Fields
Hey guys,I am currently using Looker API 3.1 and this seems very helpful.run_inline_query is very useful for m...
API: "Create Query" vs "Create SQL Runner Query"
In the API, what is the difference between “Create Query” and “Create SQL Runner Query”?I’m guessing that “Cre...
Meet Spectacles - automated testing and CI for Looker
I’m excited to announce the official launch of Spectacles, the first continuous integration and automated test...
Google Calendar and Looker integrations
Hi All,Is it possible to sync between Google calendar and Looker? I want to pull out events through their API,...
