Can I download a dashboard as a CSV or PDF via the API?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Sep 27, 2019 For PDF: Yes. Use create_render_task() to schedule a job to render a d...
Technical Tips & Tricks
Explore technical tips and tricks to help you get the most out of Looker.
Knowledge Base Articles
How do I make my dashboard timezone listen to the timezone defined in my embed URL?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Nov 2020 Enable User-Specific Timezones in the Admin panel. Add the user_timezone a...
Anchor Tag on New Dashboards - HTML
Knowledge DropLast tested: Nov 23, 2020 On new Dashboards (non-legacy), we can anchor dashboards with the name...
Putting a Dashboard or Look on a TV , Raspberry Pi, Airtame, Display, Broadcast
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Dec 9, 2019 You can only put a dashboard on a TV if the streaming service you use w...
Can LookML dashboards be moved to another folder?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: March 22, 2021No.LookML dashboards can only live in the LookML dashboard folder. Th...
How do I migrate dashboards between instances?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: March 21, 2021Here are three options: Make all the UDDs into LookML dashboards, con...
What's the difference between `add to dashboard` and `save to dashboard` options when creating a tile from a look?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Mar 15, 2021 Add to dashboard adds the look to the dashboard. These are therefore l...
How can I recover a deleted Look or Dashboard if the trash is emptied?
Knowledge DropLast tested: March 2021As of 4.8+, all deleted content goes to the Trash Folder. It stays there ...
Dashboard doesn't look the same on a different screen
Knowledge DropLast tested: Sep 10, 2020 The columns on my dashboard are alined on my screen, but not on my col...
How do I apply one filter to multiple fields?
The Use Case: Say you want to have a single filter apply to two separate fields (fields A and B). The end goal...
Can you add a Look to dashboards-next?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Nov 9, 2020 Yes. However, you can only add a Look to dashboards-next through the "S...
How do I find how many lookless tiles my dashboards have in system activity?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Feb 5, 2018 Go to the dashboard explore (explore/system_activity/dashboard) and sel...
How do I get a list of dashboards that a user has access to via the API?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Dec 28, 2017 First, you will want to pull down the content_metadata_id and id field...
Is there a way to link to a specific tile on dashboard or point to a specific area on a dashboard using url?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Sep 5, 2019 Looker currently do not have a way to anchor to specific position on a ...
Dashboard filter for ${field1} = ${field2}
Knowledge DropLast tested: Aug 17, 2020 If you don't mind editing the model then here is a solution where sett...
Error "The resource already exists" while using create_dashboard endpoint
Knowledge DropLast tested: Nov 9, 2020Check if you're passing a slug in to the call - each slug needs to be un...
How can I find out who added a dashboard tile to my dashboard, and when?
Knowledge Drop Last tested: May 2021You can't see this in the UI at the moment, but you can use the dashboard ...
Will deleting a dashboard make it immediately inaccessible?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Mar 1, 2018 The quick answer is no! A user with the dashboard open in a tab will be...
Why doesn't my dashboard have a "Run" button?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Sep 2020If Run on Load is “On” for a dashboard, and there are no filters on the das...
How can I tell which dashboards are auto-refreshing?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Apr 21, 2020 There is a "Refresh Interval" field in the Dashboard explore in System...
Can I use markdown in a dashboard note?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Mar 7, 2019We are currently not able to do that! But there is a feature request you...
Why isn't my Custom Theme being applied? Why is only the custom font theme changing?
Knowledge DropLast tested: Apr 3, 2019 Most likely you hitting a scenario where the dashboard already had Embe...
Workaround for vis/menu overlap when hiding a tile title on dashboards-next
Knowledge DropLast tested: May 4, 2020 If you hide a tile title on a dashboards-next, the element overlay coul...
Can I link to another dashboard and keep my applied filters?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: May 12, 2020Yes! You can use the _filters notation, documented here. You'll need to...
Why are my dashboard tiles blank?
Knowledge DropLast Tested: March 10, 2021There's probably an error stopping the query from coming through. Cli...
How long is deleted content kept in the trash tab?
Knowledge DropLast tested: March 2021From Docs: "Content in the Trash folder does not expire and will remain u...
Copying another user's dashboard also copies the looks
Knowledge DropLast Tested: Jul 3, 2018If you copy a dashboard from a different user, especially in the shared ...
How do I duplicate a dashboard, but reference a different database connection?
Knowledge DropLast tested: March 2021You will want to leverage LookML dashboards to do this:1. Convert the das...
Can I hide the `explore from here` option from a dashboard?
Knowledge DropLast tested: March 2021As long as the user viewing the dashboard has the explore permission on t...
Can I rename a dashboard tile title without editing the Look title?
Knowledge DropLast tested: March 2021No, a title for a Look-based dashboard tile title directly corresponds to...
