Integrating with Looker

Prerequisites

Looker Setup Step 1: Add a User Step 2: Generate Credentials

Prerequisites

To connect Looker to Drivetrain, you need:

• An active Looker account

• Admin privileges on Looker

• Admin privileges in Drivetrain

Looker Setup

Drivetrain supports integration with Looker via API from a dedicated user account. To get started you would need to create a dedicated user on Looker for Drivetrain.

Step 1: Add a User

1. Login to your Looker account.

2. Navigate to the Users page which is in the Users section of the Admin menu. This lists all the user accounts on your Looker instance.

3. To add a user, click the Add Users button.

4. In the Adding a new user page, type or paste the email address shared by your customer success manager.

5. Provide the user with the default Developer role.

Step 2: Generate Credentials

Only admins can generate API3 Keys (required for integration). The steps to do so are as follows:

1. Navigate to the Users page which is in the Users section of the Admin menu. This lists all the user accounts on your Looker instance.

2. Navigate to our user and click the Edit Keys button. Click the New API3 key button to generate a new key.

3. Note the Client ID, Client Secret and Subdomain and share them with your customer success manager.

Documentation on this topic for your reference here.

That’s it! Inform your customer success manager so that they can get started!