Using Looker API to copy looks
(Just spreading some awareness, to help save others time in the future. Many thanks to my wonderful Looker Sup...
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Download Data of looker dashboard
Hi.. I have a analytics program about the error happened in the production. The input to that program is a csv...
Looker Google Sheets Import (2021)
Hi all,I know there are a few threads on some recurring issues with regard to running a Look through the Googl...
Embed the Dashboard of Looker to Angular application via API with looker sdk
In API Authentication by looker,Is there any way to Create SSO Embed URL from frontend application by making a...
Getting CORS error to communicate looker with angular application
Tried to call the looker api to get Dashboard from angular application by adding token value in header for aut...
Missing iframe messages on event listener's "Type" properties.
Hi guys. Right now we are using a looker embedded iframe (Not SSO) to see data in our app, and we are trying t...
Drill down to underneath data
Hello I got following use case that I am not sure if that’s something I can do with LookerWhen user click on c...
Generating Client SDKs for the Looker API
Update: This article is now out of date. For the latest info on how to download or generate client SDKs for th...
How can I request dashboard by API with time range filters?
Hi, I’m trying to generate PDF of my dashboard via Looker API in python. How can I set filters with time range...
Is there a way to pull looks then pull data from a known timeframe via Lookers API?
Hi, i am trying to create an automating testing tool that pulls a data for a given dahboards in looker on pre-...
Collapse filters by default in embedded looker
The new filters in dashboard next look great but take up a lot of vertical space. We would like to collapse th...
Appcues integration with Looker in SSO/Embed questions
Has anyone integrated appcues with Looker? specifically looking to see if our users will be able to see appcue...
Display looker/dashboard description for better customer experience for SSO embed users
Currently for the SSO embed authentication, the user could only see the list of folder and list dashboards and...
Is there a way to run a look via the api, overriding filters
I’m looking at https://docs.looker.com/reference/api-and-integration/api-reference/v3.1/look#run_look and cann...
LookerBot access issues
Hi there. I’ve deployed to Heroku and am really struggling to get any response from Lookerbot… I’ve attached w...
looker_sdk doesn't find the client
Hi,I’m trying to connect my python code to my looker account.I’ve downloaded the looker_sdk.However, when tryi...
Init31 doesn't exist
Just trying to use Looker Python SDK for the first timeimport looker_sdksdk = looker_sdk.init31("looker.ini")I...
Create Conditional Schedules Using Looker's API/SDK
Hi all, I wanted to share with you all a template to create dynamic schedules and dynamic email lists based on...
SO embedded dashboard - set dashboard filter as part of URL?
With a SSO embedded dashboard, is it possible to set the starting filter value for a dashboard level filter?
Introducing μAdmin for Looker
A few releases ago, Looker introduced the ability to authenticate API calls using OAuth. This release represen...
Looker Extension Framework Reloading
Is there documentation that details when the Extension Framework decides to reload? I’m working on an applicat...
Too long URL with User Attributes
Hey there (and happy new year!) I'm using a user_attribute to filter access, e.g., allowing a user to see only...
None value returned for sql_table_names from API
Hi there,We are pulling data from the Looker API and typically pull:Models, then Explores.I noticed today, whe...
i_looker content available in looker api endpoints ?
Hi,Was wondering if any of the i_looker content (such as system usage etc) is available through one of the loo...
Stuck while trying to create an embed url using python sdk
Hi,So i was trying to generate an embed URL using the API function POST/api/3.1/embed/sso_url. i am not able t...
How can I make my Looker Extension Framework extension not be sandboxed?
In the Kitchen Sink extension example, there is a component SandboxStatus, which I understand determines wheth...
Embed on mobile message event listener
Hi Looker friends. I have implemented Embedded Looker dashboards on a web application and was able to use an e...
Looker built Google Sheets import script
Important note: As of Looker 4.16 we’ve changed the below script. It was previously based on parsing HTML, whi...
Embedded Editor
Hi all,Is it possible to use an embedded editor? I want my users to create own reports in my application. If i...
