Looker Setup Guide Lite
Follow our setup guide to connect Looker to Fivetran.
Prerequisites
To connect Looker to Fivetran, you need a Looker account with Admin role.
Setup instructions
Find subdomain
Log in to your Looker account.
Find the subdomain in your Looker URL and make a note of it. For example:
- If your URL is
https://fivetrandemo.looker.com/folders/home
, then your subdomain isfivetrandemo.looker.com
. - If your URL is
https://fivetrandemo.cloud.looker.com/folders/home
, then your subdomain isfivetrandemo.cloud.looker.com
.
- If your URL is
Generate API credentials
- On the navigation menu, click Admin and then go to the Users tab.
- Select your user and then click Edit.
- In the API3 Keys section, click Edit Keys.
- Click New API3 Key. Make a note of Client ID and Client Secret. You will need them to configure Fivetran.
Finish Fivetran configuration
- In the connection setup form, enter your chosen Destination schema name.
- Enter the Subdomain you found in Step 1.
- Enter the Client ID and Client secret you found in Step 2.
(Hybrid Deployment only) If your destination is configured for Hybrid Deployment, the Hybrid Deployment Agent associated with your destination is pre-selected for the connection. To assign a different agent, click Replace agent, select the agent you want to use, and click Use Agent.
- Click Save & Test. Fivetran will take it from here and sync data from your Looker account.
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