Google Looker Studio



Display content from your Google Looker Studio. You can embed code or provide a link from your Google Looker Studio account to display the desired content.

Creating a Looker Studio app

Step 1 – Locating & Selecting the App

Click on the Google Looker Studio app within your app gallery to add it.

Looker Studio new app pop-up page.

Step 2 – Selecting One of the Two Main Options

After clicking the Use App button, a pop-up window presents you with two options for this app.

Available options, including embed code or logging in, for utilizing the Looker Studio.
  1. The ‘Embed with Looker Studio code‘ option is supported by all players and is preferable when utilizing an embed code to display your report.
    šŸ’”Remember that to use the embed code, the Looker Studio Dashboard must to be public.
  2. The ‘Log in with your Looker Studio account’ option is supported only by Raspberry Pi players and is preferable when you wish to connect using your Looker Studio credentials.

Step 3 – Filling in the App Details

Depending on your previous choice (either to use the Embed code[1] or Logging in[2]), you can proceed to fill in the app details as follows (click on the appropriate tab based on your choice):

  1. First, you must provide aĀ name, and you can include an optionalĀ description.
  2. Copy the embed code from your published report of your Looker Studio and paste it inside theĀ Embed CodeĀ field.
    ā„¹ļøFor more information on how to generate an embed code, please check theĀ official Google guide.
  3. If you desire, you can also add a custom title to be displayed at the top of the screen by filling in theĀ TitleĀ field.
  4. Then, you can type a number in the fieldĀ ZoomĀ (%) to configure the zoom percentage of the displayed content.
  5. Choose theĀ Default DurationĀ in seconds.
  6. You can set theĀ Availability.
  7. Click ā€œSave,ā€ and your app is ready to use.
Empty app details of the Looker Studio settings page in the platform.
Creating a Looker Studio app with the Embed Code option
Filled in app details of the Looker Studio settings page in the platform, utilizing the embed code option.
Finishing a Looker Studio app with the Embed Code option
  1. First, you must provide aĀ name, and you can include an optionalĀ description.
  2. Type yourĀ Email AddressĀ andĀ PasswordĀ to log in to your Google account.
  3. You alsoĀ must provide yourĀ 2FA Secret KeyĀ so we can generate the one-time passwords to access your content.
  4. In theĀ Enter URLĀ field, paste the URL of the desired board from your Looker Studio account.
  5. Choose theĀ Refresh IntervalĀ in seconds.
  6. Type a number in the fieldĀ ZoomĀ (%) to configure the zoom percentage of the displayed content.
  7. In theĀ Fallback ImageĀ field, you can select an image to be displayed if the web page fails to load.
  8. Choose theĀ Default DurationĀ in seconds.
  9. You can set theĀ Availability.
  10. Click ā€œSave,ā€ and your app is ready to use.
Empty app details of the Looker Studio settings page in the platform.
Creating a Looker Studio app with the Log in option
Filled in app details of the Looker Studio settings page in the platform, utilizing the log-in option.
Finishing a Looker Studio app with the Log in option

Limitations

  • Embedded reports are view-only. You cannot edit, copy, or share them.
  • Looker Studio branding (watermark, full-screen option) will appear by default.
  • To use the embed code the Looker Studio Dashboard needs to be public.
  • Access depends on the sharing settings of your Looker Studio account. You must make the report public if you want anyone to view it.
  • The regular share link will not work anymore. You must use the Embed report option.

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