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How to get started with Looker on Zapier

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Connect to Looker on Zapier

Looker uses API keys to authenticate your account on Zapier.

Required authentication fields

  • Looker URL. For example: https://company.looker.com. Include any port numbers if necessary, for example: https://company.looker.com:19999.
  • Client ID
  • Client Secret

Additional authentication instructions

You will need to create an API Key in your Looker account. You can create it on the User page in the Looker Admin section. If you're not a Looker admin, request your Looker admin to create the API credentials for you.

About Looker's app

Are self-hosted or cloud-hosted accounts supported? Cloud-hosted accounts only  
Is a paid Looker plan required? Yes
  • All paid plans can use the Looker app on Zapier.
  • View Looker's plans.
Are any special account permissions required? Yes
  • Only Admins can generate the keys for the users. The API credentials will have the same permissions as the user they are created for.
  • Learn more about Looker's account permissions.
Are there usage limits? Yes
  • Standard: up to 1,000 query-based API calls per month, and up to 1,000 administrative API calls per month.
  • Enterprise: up to 100,000 query-based API calls per month, and up to 10,000 administrative API calls per month
  • Embed: up to 500,000 query-based API calls per month, and up to 100,000 administrative API calls per month
Learn more about Looker's usage limits.
Are there pagination limits? No  
Do trigger samples use real data from your account or generic data? Real trigger samples  
Are custom fields supported? No  
Do update actions overwrite or append to existing data? Not applicable  
Is there any additional info? Yes
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