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Part 1: Looker Data Ingestion

Set up a Looker API key so ConfigView can pull your Looker data (users, groups, attributes) into the dashboard.

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Step 1: Create an API Key

  1. In Looker, click your avatar in the top-right and go to Admin.
  2. Under Users, click Users.
  3. Find the user you want the key to belong to (a dedicated service-account user is recommended) and click Edit.
  4. Scroll to API Keys and click Edit Keys.
  5. Click New API Key.
  6. Document the Client ID and Client Secret — the secret is only shown once.
Note: The user that owns the API key must have the Admin role so ConfigView can list users, groups, and user attributes.

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Step 2: Add the Credentials to ConfigView

  1. Go to your ConfigView dashboard: https://{companyname}.configview.com/admin/secret/
  2. Click Add Secret
  3. Create the following secrets:
    • LOOKER_CLIENT_ID: The Client ID from Step 1
    • LOOKER_CLIENT_SECRET: The Client Secret from Step 1
    • LOOKER_BASE_URL: Your Looker subdomain (the part before .cloud.looker.com in your Looker URL)
  4. Click Save

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Step 3: Enable the Looker App in ConfigView

  1. Go to: https://{companyname}.configview.com/admin/app/
  2. You should see Looker in the list of available apps
  3. Select the scripts you want to run.
  4. Click Save

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Step 4: Verify

  1. Go to: https://{companyname}.configview.com/admin/status/
  2. Run the Looker health check.
  3. All checks should pass.
If a check fails, verify that your secrets are saved correctly and the API key user has the required role.

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Data Tables

Once the scripts run, the corresponding Looker tables will be created in your database. All tables include a run_at column for historical tracking.