About the Looker collector
Use this collector to connect to your Looker instance and harvests Looker assets.
Important
The Looker collector can be run in the Cloud or on-premise using Docker or Jar files.
Note
The latest version of the Collector is 2.278. To view the release notes for this version and all previous versions, please go here.
What is cataloged
The information cataloged by the collector includes metadata for the following Looker resources.
Object | Information cataloged |
|---|---|
Dashboard | Name, Identifier, Number of favorites, Number of views, Created at, Last accessed date, External URL |
Dashboard Element | Name, Identifier |
Look | Name, Identifier, Description, Updated At, Created at |
Explore | Name, Identifier, Description, External URL |
Dimensions | Name, Identifier, Description |
Measures | Name, Identifier, Description |
View | Name, Identifier |
Folder | Name, Identifier, Created at |
Relationship between objects
By default, the harvested metadata includes catalog pages for the following resource types. Each catalog page has a relationship to the other related resource types. If the metadata presentation for this data source has been customized with the help of the data.world Solutions team, you may see other resource pages and relationships.
Resource page | Relationship |
|---|---|
Dashboard |
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Dashboard Element |
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Look |
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Explore |
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Dimensions |
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Measures |
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Folder |
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Lineage for Looker
The following lineage information is collected by the Looker collector.
Object | Lineage available |
|---|---|
Individual dashboard elements | Explores |
Looks | Explores |
Explores | Databases and Schemas |
Supported versions of Looker
The collector supports the following Looker API version:
Looker API v 4.0
Authentication supported
The collector supports authenticating to Looker APIs using client secrets.