Looker Studio

name: Looker Studio
description: >-
  Looker Studio (formerly Google Data Studio) is a free tool that turns your
  data into informative, easy to read, easy to share, and fully customizable
  dashboards and reports. The API allows developers to programmatically manage
  assets, build custom connectors and visualizations, embed reports, and
  automate workflows.
image: https://www.gstatic.com/analytics-suite/header/suite/v2/ic_data_studio.svg
url: https://lookerstudio.google.com
created: '2024-01-15'
modified: '2026-04-28'
jsonLd:
  - type: JSON-LD Context
    url: json-ld/looker-studio-context.jsonld
specificationVersion: '0.18'
tags:
  - Analytics
  - Business Intelligence
  - Dashboards
  - Data Visualization
  - Google
  - Reports
apis:
  - name: Looker Studio API
    description: >-
      The Looker Studio API enables developers to programmatically manage
      reports, data sources, and permissions. It provides methods for searching
      assets and managing asset permissions including getting, updating, adding,
      and removing members.
    image: >-
      https://www.gstatic.com/analytics-suite/header/suite/v2/ic_data_studio.svg
    humanURL: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/integrate/api
    baseURL: https://datastudio.googleapis.com/v1
    tags:
      - Assets
      - Automation
      - Data Sources
      - Permissions
      - Reports
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/integrate/api
      - type: Reference
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/integrate/api/reference
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/looker-studio-api-openapi.yml
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://lookerstudio.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/api/authentication
      - type: Getting Started
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/api/quickstart
      - type: SDKs
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/api/client-libraries
      - type: Rate Limits
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/api/quotas
      - type: Errors
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/api/errors
      - type: JSON Schema
        url: json-schema/looker-studio-asset-schema.json
      - type: JSON Schema
        url: json-schema/looker-studio-permissions-schema.json
      - type: JSON Schema
        url: json-schema/looker-studio-report-schema.json
      - type: JSON Schema
        url: json-schema/looker-studio-data-source-schema.json
  - name: Looker Studio Linking API
    description: >-
      The Looker Studio Linking API enables the creation of dynamic URLs that
      link to pre-configured reports. It allows developers to define data
      sources, control report behavior, and customize settings through URL
      parameters.
    humanURL: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/integrate/linking-api
    baseURL: https://lookerstudio.google.com
    tags:
      - Data Sources
      - Integration
      - Linking
      - Reports
      - URL Parameters
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/integrate/linking-api
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/looker-studio-linking-api-openapi.yml
  - name: Looker Studio Embedding API
    description: >-
      Embed Looker Studio reports in your applications using HTML iframe tags,
      oEmbed, and Open Graph Tags with customizable parameters and filtering
      options. Supports embedding on platforms like Medium and Reddit.
    humanURL: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/integrate/embed
    baseURL: https://lookerstudio.google.com/embed
    tags:
      - Embedding
      - Iframe
      - Integration
      - Reports
      - Sharing
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/integrate/embed
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/looker-studio-embedding-api-openapi.yml
      - type: Getting Started
        url: >-
          https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/integrate/embedding-api/get-started
      - type: Security
        url: >-
          https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/connector/embed-row-level-security
  - name: Looker Studio Community Connector API
    description: >-
      Build custom data connectors to bring data from any source into Looker
      Studio. Connectors are built using Google Apps Script and implement three
      core functions: getConfig(), getSchema(), and getData().
    humanURL: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/connector
    baseURL: https://datastudio.google.com/datasources/create
    tags:
      - Apps Script
      - Connectors
      - Custom Integration
      - Data Sources
      - ETL
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/connector
      - type: Reference
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/connector/reference
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/looker-studio-community-connector-api-openapi.yml
      - type: Getting Started
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/connector/build
      - type: Examples
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/connector/examples
      - type: Gallery
        url: https://lookerstudio.google.com/data
      - type: Change Log
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/connector/changelog
      - type: Publishing
        url: >-
          https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/connector/publish-connector
      - type: Sharing
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/connector/share
      - type: Direct Links
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/connector/direct-links
      - type: Codelabs
        url: https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/community-connectors
      - type: JSON Schema
        url: json-schema/looker-studio-connector-schema.json
  - name: Looker Studio Community Visualization API
    description: >-
      Build and deploy custom visualizations for Looker Studio using any
      JavaScript visualization library. The dscc helper library simplifies
      development by providing functions for data subscriptions, component
      dimensions, and user interactions.
    humanURL: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/visualization
    baseURL: https://lookerstudio.google.com/visualization
    tags:
      - Components
      - Custom Charts
      - Data Visualization
      - JavaScript
      - Visualizations
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/visualization
      - type: Reference
        url: >-
          https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/visualization/library-reference
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/looker-studio-community-visualization-api-openapi.yml
      - type: Getting Started
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/visualization/write-viz
      - type: SDKs
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/visualization/library
      - type: Local Development
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/visualization/local-dev
      - type: Open Source
        url: >-
          https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/visualization/open-source
      - type: Interactions
        url: >-
          https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/visualization/interactions-guide
      - type: Support
        url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/visualization/support
      - type: Codelabs
        url: >-
          https://codelabs.developers.google.com/codelabs/community-visualization
      - type: JSON Schema
        url: json-schema/looker-studio-visualization-schema.json
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]
common:
  - type: Portal
    url: https://console.cloud.google.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/studio
  - type: Getting Started
    url: https://support.google.com/looker-studio/answer/6283323
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/oauth2
  - type: Blog
    url: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/data-analytics
  - type: Status
    url: https://status.cloud.google.com
  - type: Support
    url: https://cloud.google.com/looker/docs/studio/contact-us
  - type: Terms of Service
    url: https://policies.google.com/terms
  - type: Privacy Policy
    url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
  - type: GitHub Organization
    url: https://github.com/looker-open-source
  - type: Community
    url: https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Looker-Looker-Studio/ct-p/looker
  - type: Website
    url: https://lookerstudio.google.com
  - type: Login
    url: https://lookerstudio.google.com/?requirelogin=1
  - type: Sign Up
    url: https://lookerstudio.google.com
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://support.google.com/looker-studio/answer/9171315
  - type: Release Notes
    url: https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker-studio/docs/release-notes
  - type: Errors
    url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/api/errors
  - type: Developer Forum
    url: https://discuss.google.dev/c/looker/looker-q-a/looker-studio/214
  - type: Developers
    url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio
  - type: Publishing
    url: https://developers.google.com/looker-studio/integrate