Authentication

The Looker integration process uses a Looker API. To access the Looker metadata, the Looker API uses API3 credentials for authorization and access control.

Prerequisite

• You have the necessary permissions in Looker to see the Looker data.

Steps

1. Create a user with the Admin role.
   
   Tip Only a user with a role that has the Admin permission set can create API3 credentials. Some Looker API calls also require a role that has the Admin permission set.
2. Create the API3 credentials.
3. Use the API3 credentials in the configuration file.

Note API3 credentials are always linked to a Looker user account. As a result, calls to the API only return data that the user is allowed to see.

Tip For more information, see the Looker documentation.