Starting with the Looker 26.8 release, which will release in May 2026, the following changes will occur:
Before your Looker instance is upgraded to the Looker 26.8 release, your admin must follow the steps in the Migrating users to service accounts documentation page. This is to ensure admins can either create or migrate service accounts from existing standard users if they require access to users' API credentials.
For more information, see the Discontinuing the admin capability to create, view, and manage API credentials for a standard user deprecation notice.
]]>The Table Visualization Improvements preview feature is now available, and is disabled by default.
When this preview feature is enabled, you can use the following features for table visualizations:
Starting March 30, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out.
The Looker mobile application now supports sending alert notifications as push notifications to users who have the Looker mobile application on their mobile device. (This release note was updated on April 9, 2026 to reflect that this update is a feature and to correct a documentation link.)
Available in preview for Looker (Google Cloud core), you can now track end-to-end data lineage from BigQuery to Looker content, including views, Explores, dashboards, and Looks, through the Looker and Dataplex lineage integration. This enables impact analysis to see how BigQuery changes affect downstream Looker (Google Cloud core) contents.
Available in preview, you can publish the Conversational Analytics data agents that you create in Looker to Gemini Enterprise.
Available in preview, you can chat with Conversational Analytics data agents in user-defined dashboards and in LookML dashboards.
The Enhanced Content Cleanup preview feature is now available. When this feature is enabled for your instance, it lets admins and content owners access an enhanced content management experience in Looker. The Enhanced Content Cleanup preview feature provides the following capabilities:
This feature is disabled by default. Learn more about managing unused content with Enhanced Content Cleanup.
Now generally available, Looker has full support for connections with AlloyDB for PostgreSQL. When you create a connection in Looker, you can now select Google Cloud AlloyDB for PostgreSQL from the Dialect drop-down menu. This update doesn't affect existing AlloyDB connections that were created using the PostgreSQL 9.5+ option in the Dialect menu.
The New Looker Explore and Merge Query Experience preview feature is now available.
When this feature is enabled for your instance, it lets individual users have the option to try the redesigned Looker Explore and Merge Query interfaces. The streamlined interfaces let Looker users find connections and gain insights from their data more quickly. For an AI-assisted experience, enable additional options on the Gemini in Looker page in the Platform section of the Admin panel.
This feature is disabled by default.
Learn more about the new Explore and Merge Query experience.
Looker (original) only changesFor customer-hosted Looker instances, Looker 26.6 supports MySQL 8.4.X for the Looker backend database. For customer-hosted instances that use MySQL 8.0.X for the Looker backend database, it is recommended that you update to MySQL 8.4.X as soon as you update your Looker instance to 26.6 or later. Note: This item was added on April 6, 2026.
Looker (Google Cloud core) only changesAvailable in preview, Looker (Google Cloud core) now integrates with Dataplex Universal Catalog, providing a unified discovery and management experience for your Looker metadata. This allows you to search for Looker assets like LookML models and dashboards directly within Dataplex, giving you a comprehensive view of your data landscape.
Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changesWhen connecting Looker to your database, you can specify additional Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) parameters that you want Looker to include when it communicates with your database driver. In order to keep your connection secure, Looker now has an allowlist for the additional JDBC parameters that are supported for each database dialect.
For a list of the supported JDBC parameters for your dialect, see the "Supported JDBC parameters" section of the database configuration instructions page for your dialect.
]]>As part of Looker 26.6, Conversational Analytics now offers new modes for asking questions. Fast mode allows you to get answers more quickly. Thinking mode allows you to ask more complex questions and test your agent's capabilities.
Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changesAs part of Looker 26.6, Conversational Analytics will now ask you questions to clarify any ambiguities in your original query.
]]>Looker 26.6 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes:
Expected Looker (original) deployment start: Sunday, March 22, 2026
Expected Looker (original) final deployment and download available: Sunday, April 5, 2026
Expected Looker (Google Cloud core) deployment start: Monday, March 23, 2026
Expected Looker (Google Cloud core) final deployment: Friday, April 3, 2026
An issue has been fixed where creating or updating database connections that use OAuth (such as Snowflake or BigQuery) could fail with the error JDBC Parameter Validation Failed. This feature now performs as expected.
When no theme is selected, the Theme picker will now display "Default" rather than "None".
An issue has been fixed where dashboard themes were not applying color collections correctly. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where buttons on dashboards that used the extension framework could unnecessarily add /embed/ to link URLs. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the font and background color picker was not accessible when you edited visualizations on merge queries. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where opening the Interaction Details dialog on the Historical Analytics Interactions Search dashboard in a new window could result in a 401 error. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where searching for content could return a 500 error. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where pressing Enter to confirm IME composition when writing a message in Conversational Analytics would prematurely submit the message. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the LookML Assistant could return a 404 error. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where tabs could be automatically added to existing dashboards. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where visualization tooltips on dashboards could use incorrect background or text colors. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the LookML dashboards folder could fail to display the complete list of LookML dashboards. This feature now performs as expected.
Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changesTabbed dashboards with unsupported layouts will now display a warning message prompting users to update to a new layout.
]]>To enhance security, the Looker language SDKs and the Looker API /login endpoint are being modified. They will exclusively accept passing credentials in the HTTP request body and will no longer support using URL query parameters.
Release date: This update is expected to take effect with the Looker 26.18 release in October 2026.
Potential impact: Any scripts or applications currently passing credentials in the URL query parameters in the Looker SDK libraries, or directly calling the /login API endpoint, will fail after this update.
Who is affected: All customers using Looker SDKs, custom scripts, or applications that call the /login API endpoint directly.
Action required:
We have sent a message to your affected customers. However, to help avoid service disruptions, please recommend that they evaluate their environment and take the following actions before October 2026:
A new version of the Looker mobile app is available for iOS (version 2.2.0) and Android (version 2.0.88). The mobile app now includes the following features and improvements:
As part of Looker 26.4, the following features will begin rolling out on March 17, 2026.
Looker Connections Settings page has a new option, Disable Connection, that allows a Looker admin to disable a connection in cases where there are downstream issues with the database, instead of killing queries manually or allowing queries to remain in the query queue. When the connection is disabled, Looker will not send queries to the database and will return an error message to users.
The Visualization Assistant, which lets you customize formatting options for Looker visualizations in natural language with Gemini assistance, is now generally available. This assistant can be enabled by turning on the Gemini in Looker and Looker Assistants settings on the Gemini in Looker page in the Platform section of the Admin panel.
The Self-service Explores feature is now generally available.
In addition, if your Looker admin has enabled your Looker instance to support OAuth for Google Sheets uploads, the self-service Explores feature supports uploading data from Google Sheets using Google Drive navigation.
The content certification feature is now generally available. In Looker 26.4, the following support has been added:
The Continuous Integration (CI) feature is updated for better integration with the Looker user interface:
The updated Looker Continuous Integration feature includes the following:
Note: This item was updated on March 27, 2026.
The Dashboard Tile Limits preview feature is now available, and is disabled by default.
When enabled, the Dashboard Tile Limits preview feature lets admins set limits to how many query tiles can be added to each tab in a dashboard. Admins can set these limits in the Maximum Query Tiles per tab setting on the Content guardrails admin page.
The Gemini in Looker assistant that helps you generate LookML parameters is now available to enable individually from other Gemini in Looker features. This assistant, which continues to be available in preview, suggests LookML parameters that are based on the natural language prompts that you add to your project files. This assistant can be enabled by turning on the Gemini in Looker and LookML Assistant settings on the Gemini in Looker page in the Platform section of the Admin panel.
The Increased Row Limit preview feature feature is now available, and is disabled by default.
When enabled, the Increased Row Limit preview feature lets admins set row limits up to 50,000 rows or datapoints for map charts, scatterplot charts, and table charts. Admins can set the limits for each visualization type in the Visualization limits setting on the Content guardrails admin page.
Table charts, scatterplot charts, and Google Maps charts that have increased row limits are subject to additional limitations when you download, send, or schedule dashboards in PDF format. See Downloading or delivering dashboards in rendered formats for more information about scheduling and downloading dashboard PDFs with increased row limits.
Note: This item was originally published on March 16, 2026 and was updated on March 17, 2026.
Now available in preview, you can use Gemini in Looker to assist you in writing Looker expressions for table calculations and custom fields. This feature can be enabled by turning on the Expression Assistant setting on the Gemini in Looker page in the Platform section of the Admin panel.
The Enhanced Search preview feature is now available.
When enabled, Enhanced Search helps you find saved content on your instance using Gemini in Looker. Enhanced Search moves beyond keyword matching to interpreting the conceptual meaning of your search queries, letting you search for saved content using business terms or analytical questions (for example, "total customer acquisition cost").
You can filter your search results to limit them to specific content types, folders, content creators, creation dates, modification dates, and the content certification status.
To enable Gemini in Looker assistance with searching content, you must also enable the Semantic Search setting on the Gemini in Looker page in the Platform section of the Admin panel.
Note: The Semantic Search option will begin rolling out on April 6, 2026. This item was updated on April 2, 2026.
Now available in preview, Gemini in Looker can automatically generate Quick Start analyses for Explores. This feature can be enabled by turning on the AI-assisted Quick Starts setting on the Gemini in Looker page in the Platform section of the Admin panel.
Available in preview, you can now use custom calendars, such as fiscal or retail calendars, for dialects that support it. The custom calendar feature lets your Looker developers create a LookML model of a custom calendar table in your database and then create custom calendar dimension groups that use the custom calendar. Your end users can then create Explore queries using the custom calendar dimension timeframes.
In addition, your LookML developers can create period-over-period measures based on custom calendar dimension groups.
Note: This item was updated on March 19, 2026.
Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changesConversational Analytics now offers new modes for asking questions. Fast mode allows you to get answers more quickly. Thinking mode allows you to ask more complex questions and test your agent's capabilities. (Note: Question modes are not yet available. This release note was updated on March 24, 2026.)
]]>Looker (Google Cloud core) instances with public or hybrid connections now support IP allowlists, which enhance security by ensuring that only traffic from specified IP addresses can access your instance. To connect to certain Google Cloud services, like Conversational Analytics or Connected Sheets, you can select an option to automatically allowlist the necessary IP ranges for those services. You can configure an IP allowlist for an existing instance by editing it in the Google Cloud console.
This feature will roll out to instances over the next week.
Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changesThe Granular Dashboard Sizing preview feature is temporarily unavailable for some Looker instances. Any dashboard tiles that were resized during this feature's enablement will revert to Looker's original sizing constraints.
(Note: This release note was added on March 16, 2026.)
]]>Beginning in Looker 26.4, customer-hosted Looker instances will use a new LookML parser with optimized performance. This parser is already in use for Looker-hosted instances. For customer-hosted instances on Looker 26.4, if you want to revert to the legacy parser, contact Looker Support for details on how to disable the new parser. The legacy parser will be fully deprecated in Looker 26.6.
]]>It is no longer necessary to manually configure OAuth credentials when creating a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance that uses only public secure connections and no custom domain. For these instances, Looker (Google Cloud core) now automatically manages OAuth client and secret information, simplifying the setup process. Manual OAuth configuration is still required for instances that use private connections, hybrid connections, or a custom domain.
]]>Looker 26.4 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes:
Full support for connections with AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is available in preview. When you create a connection in Looker, you can now select Google Cloud AlloyDB for PostgreSQL from the Dialect drop-down menu. This update does not affect existing AlloyDB connections that were created using the PostgreSQL 9.5+ option in the Dialect menu.
Note: This item was updated March 9, 2026.
Dashboard filter enhancements are now generally available. Dashboard filter enhancements include the following improvements:
Tabbed dashboards are now generally available. Dashboard editors can use tabs to organize dashboard content across multiple tabs within a single dashboard. Adding tabs to dashboards lets you do the following:
The Looker API now includes Looker Conversational Analytics endpoints that you can use with applications that embed Looker to create and manage agents, conversations, and messages.
For tips on using the Conversational Analytics endpoints, see the Best practices for using the ConversationalAnalytics API endpoints in Looker's API documentation page.
Note: This item was updated March 13, 2026.
Custom tooltips are now generally available and supported for more visualization types. Custom tooltips let you configure tooltips within the Explore visualization editor by using a combination of UI settings and an HTML editor that supports Liquid templating. Custom tooltips are supported for most visualization types except the following:
Learn more about custom tooltips.
The Embed Conversational Analytics feature is now generally available. In Looker 26.4, the following support has been added:
An issue has been fixed where dashboard buttons that open links in a new tab could fail to work properly when cookieless embed was enabled. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where certain tables were being unnecessarily truncated when they were downloaded to PDF. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the "raw" timeframe of a dimension_group could be displayed in a 12-hour format instead of the expected 24-hour format. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where dimension fill could fail to populate values when the row limit is reached. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where dashboard table tiles could fail to display the scroll bar and total row. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where Looker could fail to retain sorts when content from a drill modal was being downloaded. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where selecting the Expand tables option during a PDF download or schedule could cause the tables to shrink instead of expand. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where pivoted columns could fail to be sorted correctly when content was being downloaded. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where conditional formatting rules could fail to be saved. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where LookML dashboards could not be created using the ProjectFile API endpoint. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where Looker would prevent users from saving changes on the Content Guardrails admin settings page. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where Looker could fail to recognize non-numeric values in conditional formatting rules for single value visualizations. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where entering Japanese characters into advanced filters could add extra characters. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where dashboards that used ClickHouse connections could fail to load with a ClassCastException error. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where comma-separated negative filters could be incorrectly interpreted with OR logic in the filter UI. This feature now performs as expected.
The Labs page in the Admin panel has been renamed Preview Features. The new page organizes in-progress features into two categories to provide better clarity on their status:
Your enablement status for each feature has not changed. For more information, see the Preview Features documentation page.
Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changesThe Gemini in Looker page in the Admin panel has been redesigned to allow Looker admins to selectively enable Gemini in Looker features. For more information about how to enable the features that are available for each Looker instance type, see the following documentation:
Project-level local git hooks are no longer supported for security reasons. This change will have no effect on Looker-hosted instances, but it may affect customer-hosted instances depending on your Git setup.
Looker (Google Cloud core) only changesThe Preview Features page is now available in the Admin panel for Looker (Google Cloud core). This page lets you enable or disable new features that are currently in preview.
The following preview features are now available in Looker (Google Cloud core):
Preview features that are categorized as "Labs" on the Preview Features page of the Admin panel aren't supported in Looker (Google Cloud core).
]]>You can now manage backups for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances in the Google Cloud console. From the new Backups tab on the instance details page, you can create manual backups, and you can view, restore, or delete both automatic and manual backups. Previously, these operations were only available through the gcloud command-line tool.
]]>The following features will roll out over a four-day period starting February 17, 2026.
Looker admins can grant the new schedule_without_limit permission to restrict a user's ability to deliver all data results from a Look or an Explore. This permission must be combined with another Looker permission that permits delivering data.
This permission will be automatically granted to any existing roles that already contain a data delivery permission. Looker admins must remove this permission from any users whom they wish to prevent from delivering all results from a Look or an Explore.
Note: This item was added on February 19, 2026.
The content certification feature, already available in preview, includes the following updates:
Now available in preview, the Self-service Explores feature supports uploading data from Google Sheets. To support uploading data from Google Sheets, your Looker admin must enable the required APIs in the Google Cloud project that houses your BigQuery database.
Now available in preview, LookML developers can unlock their Git branch in cases where their Git branch is locked as a result of another Git operation in progress or a previous Git operation failing. When the Git repository is locked, Looker displays the Unlock Branch option in the Git Actions panel of the Looker IDE. In addition, if a LookML developer tries to commit a change on a locked Git branch, Looker displays a warning in the Commit dialog, along with an option to delete the Git lock. See the Using version control and deploying documentation page for details.
Note: This item was added on February 18, 2026.
Now available in preview, the In-database merge queries feature is supported for merging results of two queries that are on the same BigQuery connection. Previously, the join for merging results was always performed in Looker memory, which limited each query to 5,000 rows that could be calculated in the join. If your Looker admin has enabled the In-database merge queries Looker Labs feature, the join between two queries that are on the same BigQuery connection is performed in the BigQuery database itself. Performing the join in the database is more performant and allows for unlimited rows that can be joined.
Now available in preview, the Self-service Explores feature supports updating the data for a self-service Explore. The owner of a self-service Explore can update it with data from the latest version of the file that was used to create the self-service Explore. See the Creating self-service Explores documentation page for more information.
Now available in preview, dashboard editors can change the size and layout of dashboard tiles with more granularity. To enable this feature, a Looker admin must turn on the Granular Dashboard Sizing Labs feature.
Now available in preview, the Embed Conversational Analytics Labs feature is now available. When enabled, the Embed Conversational Analytics Labs feature lets you embed Conversational Analytics conversations and agents in an iframe like other Looker content types.
Now available in preview, dashboard editors can set default options for how the download of a dashboard tile includes query results. They can set the download to include by default all query results or the current result table that is displayed in the visualization, or set a custom number of rows and columns. To enable this feature, a Looker admin must turn on the Tile Download Default Options Labs feature.
Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changesThe System Activity User Activity dashboard has been updated to improve authentication troubleshooting. New information includes recent login failures, the authentication method that was used, the error message that was returned, and the time of the attempt.
]]>Now available in preview, Looker has full support for connections with AlloyDB for PostgreSQL. When you create a connection in Looker, you can now select "Google Cloud AlloyDB for PostgreSQL" from the Dialect drop-down menu. This update does not affect existing AlloyDB connections that were created using the PostgreSQL 9.5+ option in the Dialect menu.
Looker admins can now grant essential Google Cloud services, such as Conversational Analytics, access to a Looker instance, even when an IP allowlist is active.
The Customer Engineer Advanced Editor default role now includes the gemini_in_looker, chat_with_agent, chat_with_explore, and save_agents permissions, which grant access to Gemini features and Conversational Analytics functionality.
The user attribute pairing user interface for SAML, LDAP, and OpenID Connect authentication has been updated. A new "Manage Pairings" side panel provides a robust interface for adding, removing, and viewing attribute pairings. This new interface also includes filtering and pagination and allows for a single claim to be associated with multiple Looker user attributes.
When you are delivering content to an SFTP server, additional key exchange algorithms and host key algorithms are now supported.
The Increase SQL Runner Schema and Table Limit preview feature is now available. This preview feature increases the total number of schemas that can be returned to SQL Runner to 12,000. Enabling this feature will increase the table name display response time if your instance has access to a large number of schemas and tables.
Note: This item was added on February 20, 2026 and updated on March 16, 2026.
The Looker Action Hub has been updated to support newer API versions for Google Ads (from v19 to v22) and Facebook Custom Audiences (from v22 to v24).
When you use Elite System Activity, the merge_query table now refreshes every 10 minutes.
An issue has been fixed where dashboard tiles with titles that included the % symbol could not be downloaded in the Safari 26.0 browser. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where adding a new field to a conditionally formatted result set could fail to apply the conditional formatting to the new field. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where switching filter types from Matches (Advanced) to another filter type could populate that filter with an incorrect filter configuration. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the filter bar would automatically expand on dashboard load when the filter location was set to "Right". This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where changing the collection in a conditional formatting rule could reset styles for the rule. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the pagination option was not being displayed in the LookML dashboards folder for some users. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where conditional formatting no longer appeared on certain dashboard tiles. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where switching a visualization type from Table to Single Value could carry over unwanted conditional formatting. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where Looker could return a 500 error if a user with one or more single quotes in their name attempted to commit LookML. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where non-admin users could not favorite LookML dashboards. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where a modification to the color palette for the "Along a scale..." conditional formatting feature could fail to be saved. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where choosing a non-default color collection and then choosing a custom color in a conditional formatting rule could cause the rule to revert to the default color collection. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where custom dimensions that were based on numeric fields could be converted to strings, which caused incorrect sorting. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where some drill links could fail to work when cookieless embed was enabled. This feature now performs as expected.
Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changesLooker 26.2 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes:
When you use Elite System Activity, all System Activity fields of the longtext type that have a size greater than 2 MB will be truncated. If a table has only one column with a longtext type, that column will be set to a maximum of 1.9 MB in size. If a table has multiple columns of the longtext type, the total maximum size across all such columns is 2 MB, and this limit is distributed uniformly among those columns. For example, if a table has x longtext columns, each column will have a maximum length of 2 MB divided by x.
Looker admins can now enforce a password expiration policy, enhancing security for users who authenticate with an email and a password. This new feature lets admins set a password expiration window between 30 and 365 days. Fourteen days before password expiration, a banner will notify the user, and, once their password has expired, the user must reset it at the next login.
]]>The DataRobot action is now deprecated. This action is no longer available in the Looker Action Hub.
]]>Conversational Analytics now displays its reasoning for how it analyzes queries. After you enter your query, click Show reasoning to see a plain text explanation of the steps that Conversational Analytics took to interpret your query.
]]>You can now view the public egress IP addresses for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use Private Service Connect and controlled native egress. These IP addresses may be used when setting up outbound connections.
]]>Looker 26.0 includes the following feature updates, which will start rolling out on January 26, 2026:
Updates to the Continuous Integration (CI) feature will be available in February, 2026.
Note: This item was added on January 28, 2026 and updated on January 30, 2026.
Now available in preview, the Configuration tab of the Projects Settings page in the Looker IDE contains a Delete Developer Copy button that lets LookML developers delete their local developer copy of the project's Git repository. See the Using version control and deploying documentation page for details.
The Self-service Explores admin page now supports a connection test button so that Looker admins can verify that the BigQuery connection is able to support self-service Explores.
Gemini in Looker can now generate a summary and an analysis of an Explore.
Available January 29, 2026: Conversational Analytics includes a Show reasoning toggle that provides step-by-step insight into how the agent reaches its answers. This update also includes improvements to overall answer accuracy. See the Conversational Analytics API documentation for details.
Looker (original) only changesThe Custom Tooltips Labs feature is now available. The Custom Tooltips Labs feature lets you configure tooltips within the Explore visualization editor using a combination of UI settings and an HTML editor that supports Liquid templating.
This feature is only for Looker (original) instances and is enabled by default.
The Dashboard Filter Enhancements Labs feature is now available. The Dashboard Filter Enhancements Labs feature includes the following improvements:
This feature is only for Looker (original) instances and is enabled by default.
The Tabbed Dashboards Labs feature is now available. The Tabbed Dashboards Labs feature lets dashboard editors organize dashboard content across multiple tabs within a single dashboard. Adding tabs to dashboards lets you do the following:
This feature is only for Looker (original) instances and is enabled by default.
]]>Looker (Google Cloud core) is now available in the asia-southeast3 (Bangkok) region. For more information, see the Looker (Google Cloud core) locations documentation.
]]>Looker 26.0 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes:
When you use Elite System Activity, the System Activity field scheduled_plan.filters_string is limited to a length of 1.9 MB. Any data beyond the 1.9 MB limit is truncated.
HTML characters are now displayed in plaintext in table visualizations to match other visualization types. For example, " is no longer rendered as ".
Looker now supports conditional formatting rules for string types in single value and table visualizations.
Note: This item was added incorrectly. This feature is not included with the 26.0 release. It may be available in a future release.
Looker now supports key-pair authentication in the PDT overrides for Snowflake connections.
The user interface for configuring group mappings for LDAP, SAML, and OpenID Connect has been updated for improved management. The new interface allows administrators to more easily add, edit, remove, and search for group mappings.
The JDBC driver for Databricks connections has been updated to version 3.0.5.
The new LookML parameter autogenerate_primary_keys parameter is now supported. When a view or Explore is defined with autogenerate_primary_keys: yes, Looker generates a temporary, distinct key for a view, allowing symmetric aggregates and one-to-many counts to be calculated correctly without any changes to your underlying database table. The primary key is generated at query runtime; it does not persist across queries. Note: This item was added on January 12, 2026.
Looker now supports encrypted files for key-pair authentication for Snowflake connections.
When you view folders on embedded content, LookML dashboards are now visible. The LookML dashboards folder, however, will not be visible.
The LookML dashboards folder is now paginated, showing 30 dashboards per page.
For creating self-service Explores from Excel files that contain multiple worksheets, the Data upload dialog now lets you specify which Excel worksheet to upload. Previously, the self-service Explore was always based on the first worksheet in the Excel file. Note: This item was added on January 15, 2026.
Custom mail settings that are configured for SMTP servers now support OAuth 2.0 authentication.
The JDBC driver for Apache Spark 3+ connections has been updated to version 2.7.6.
An issue has been fixed where creating a custom dimension with a single letter name could cause the query to fail. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where downloaded reports with pivoted tables could contain extra whitespace. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the Show Totals option in the Plot menu was not correctly hiding totals when a user downloaded results. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where filtered custom measures could fail to load if they referenced a dimension that used the alias parameter in their filter. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the Explore from SQL Runner query feature could return an error if it found Liquid syntax in the query. The feature now exports the query as plaintext.
An issue has been fixed where tooltips incorrectly displayed the text [object Object]. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where an empty sorts: property in a LookML explore file definition could cause Looker to return a 500 error. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where very long dashboard names were not properly truncated. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the LookML Validator was not surfacing errors if an invalid field name was referenced in a suggest_dimension field. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where custom measures with invalid field references could cause queries to fail, even if those measures weren't selected in the query. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the Show More button wouldn't appear for large lists when a user was managing folder access. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where modifying conditional formatting rules other than the first one incorrectly affected the first rule. This fix has been backported to Looker versions 25.18.41 and 25.20.17.
An issue has been fixed where clicking Status details in the connection setup page without first selecting a dialect caused the page to crash. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where any Liquid usage in a derived table SQL resulted in full suggestions behavior. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where downloading pivoted queries with table calculations while using an Exasol database could return an error. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where a table visualization could become unresponsive if a fixed column width was specified for multiple columns. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where filters with commas were not including all filter conditions on Safari browsers. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where Looker extensions could not access webpack development servers. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where selecting the filter option "is before N hours ago" incorrectly displayed "is before N hours" in the filter.
An issue has been fixed where value_format was not respected in table visualizations for numeric values larger than 16 digits. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the dialog to select a folder would attempt to load a second page of results without being prompted by the user. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where certain fields in dialogs, such as the Format field in the Download dialog, were incorrectly labeled as read-only to screen readers. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where tooltip background colors were not being correctly rendered. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the custom tooltip editor was unable to scroll to edit long tooltip templates. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been identified and fixed in search where the latency in fetching search results spiked, causing search to be slow in returning results. A layer of caching has been added, causing search results to be more performant. Note: This item was added on January 13, 2026.
An issue has been fixed where merged queries could disappear if a user edited one of the settings in the Values tab for a field. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where a SQL Runner query against a model would fail if the user had not yet opened the model in Development Mode. This feature now performs as expected.
The Skip to Main Content accessibility link for dashboards has been removed for embedded dashboards.
An issue has been fixed where, after you uploaded data, Looker would not redirect you to the uploaded file. This feature now performs as expected.
A retry limit has been added for scheduled jobs. If a scheduled job fails five times in a row, then it's skipped until the next time the schedule is triggered.
An issue has been fixed where long content in tooltips could not be scrolled. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where manually resetting column widths from a dashboard grid tile header had no effect. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the Get LookML Model Explore API endpoint could time out without returning results. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where strings with accented characters were not being displayed properly in the Y-Axis of a visualization. This feature now performs as expected.
When you use the Field Picker to clear all fields, the chart type no longer changes to Table (Legacy).
An issue has been fixed where testing a connection could fail to return an error message in cases where the user had insufficient permissions or if the connection no longer existed. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where Looker would prevent users from uploading data if they lacked the explore permission. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where a join wouldn't be added to the query, even if one was required by a measure of type count_distinct, sum_distinct, or avg_distinct.
An issue has been fixed where some columns in the Query Concurrency System Activity Explore were displaying null values. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where applying filters to a Google Map visualization would require a refresh before the filters would take effect. This feature now performs as expected.
For the Spanish (es_ES) locale, the weekday initials for Sunday and Tuesday in the schedule dashboard dialog have been set to the correct values (D and M).
An issue has been fixed where Looker would generate inefficient SQL for some Databricks queries that included date manipulation for weekly data. Looker now uses Databricks functions like date_trunc when generating SQL.
The Dashboard Filter Enhancements Labs feature includes the following improvements:
This feature will be available beginning January 26, for Looker (Original) instances, and will be enabled by default.
Note: This item was updated on January 20, 2026.
The API endpoint search_lookml_dashboards is out of Labs and now generally available.
The Custom Tooltips Labs feature lets you configure tooltips within the Explore visualization editor using a combination of UI settings and an HTML editor that supports Liquid templating.
This feature will be available beginning January 26, for Looker (Original) instances, and will be enabled by default.
Note: This item was updated on January 20, 2026.
The Favoriting LookML Dashboards Labs feature, which enables LookML dashboards to be marked as favorites and displays them on the Looker Favorites tab, is now out of Labs and generally available.
Looker admins can now create dedicated service accounts for API-only access. Additionally, eligible standard user accounts that are being used for API access can be migrated to the new service account type from the Users page in the Admin panel.
The Tabbed Dashboards Labs feature lets dashboard editors organize dashboard content across multiple tabs within a single dashboard. Adding tabs to dashboards lets you do the following:
This feature will be available beginning January 26, for Looker (Original) instances, and will be disabled by default.
Note: This item was updated on January 20, 2026.
Looker (Google Cloud core) only changesThe API endpoint search_lookml_dashboards is now generally available.
Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use Private Service Connect can now connect to Google APIs through controlled native egress.
LookML dashboards can now be marked as favorites, allowing the LookML dashboards to appear on the Looker Favorites tab.
]]>Historical data cannot be accessed with the API Usage System Activity Explore for Looker instances that are running Looker 25.16 or later. Looker instances that are running Looker 25.16 or later must use the API Usage Hourly System Activity Explore.
]]>For Looker instances that are running Looker 25.20 or later, admins can now test the connection between their instance and the Looker Action Hub. This option is available only for the Looker Action Hub. It is not available for custom action hubs.
Now available in preview, the Self-service Explore feature lets Looker users upload CSV, XLS, and XLSX files to Looker and then query and visualize the data in a Looker Explore without needing to configure a LookML model or set up Git version control. In addition, content certification is supported for self-service Explores.
]]>Now available in preview, Looker can display a new Connected Sheets option in the Explore actions menu. The Connected Sheets option opens Google Sheets and initiates a connection from Google Sheets to the Looker Explore. You can then build reports, pivot tables, or charts within the newly created Google Sheets using the fields available from the selected Looker Explore. The Connected Sheets quick link feature must be configured in the Google Cloud console and on your Looker instance. See the Connected Sheets quick link documentation page for details.
]]>The Looker–Tableau BI Connector is now available on Tableau Exchange. This means that for Tableau Desktop and Tableau Server, you no longer need to manually download and install the Tableau connector (TACO) file. Note: This item was added on December 12, 2025.
The Looker–Tableau BI Connector is now supported for Tableau Cloud, so that you can use a Looker Explore as a data source in Tableau Cloud. See the Looker–Tableau BI Connector documentation page for more information.
To use the Looker–Tableau BI Connector with Tableau Cloud, your admin must configure your Looker instance and your Tableau Cloud instance as described on the Administering Tableau to Looker connections documentation page.
Looker (Google Cloud core) only changesYou can now use Google-managed certificates for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use Private Service Connect connections. This feature simplifies custom domain configuration by using a *.private.looker.app domain, eliminating the need to manage your own SSL certificates. Instances may need to migrate to the updated service attachment URI.
You can now use global access with Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that use Private Service Connect connections. Instances may need to migrate to the updated service attachment URI.
]]>The DataRobot action will be deprecated on February 1, 2026. After that date, this action won't be available in the Looker Action Hub.
]]>The content certification feature, when enabled, lets trusted users certify Looker dashboards and Looks to indicate that the content has gone through a manual review and is certified as reliable and trustworthy. This lets other users identify reliable content and confidently use that data for decision-making. Note: This item was updated on November 20, 2025.
]]>Conversational Analytics is now generally available for Looker instances that are on Looker 25.18 or later. Use of Conversational Analytics in your Looker instance is now available without a Looker admin having to enable the Trusted Testers settings. Enablement of the Gemini in Looker setting is still required. Enablement of the Trusted Tester Features setting is still required when using the Code Interpreter with Conversational Analytics in Looker.
For Looker (Google Cloud core) instances, this launch includes support for Conversational Analytics in instances that are within a VPC perimeter.
See the Looker pricing page for pricing information.
(This release note was updated on November 13, 2025 to add pricing information.)
]]>You can now schedule a daily, zero-downtime export for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances. For more information, see the Create a scheduled export job for a Looker (Google Cloud core) instance documentation page. This feature is being rolled out and will appear in all instances within a few weeks.
]]>Looker 25.20 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes:
An issue has been fixed where the Clear field keep filter button on an Explore could incorrectly become disabled when a user used the field search bar in the field picker. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where a measure of type: period_over_period could be referenced in the sql parameter for a measure of type: number. Attempting to do so now correctly displays an error in the LookML validator. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where SQL Runner could return a NoMethodError when trying to query a LookML model that doesn't exist in the user's development mode. This feature now performs as expected.
When you use Elite System Activity, the System Activity fields sql_query.sql and sql_text.text are limited to a length of 1.9 MB. Any data beyond the 1.9 MB limit will be truncated. (This release note was updated on November 10, 2025 to specify Elite System Activity.)
The Max Number of PDT Builder Connections limit has been increased from 10 to 100.
Looker now recognizes results from the YEAR function as a number and not a date in MySQL 8.4. This change replicates the behavior of MySQL 8.0 and earlier.
To undo this change for a MySQL connection, add the following parameter to the Additional JDBC parameters section: yearIsDateType=true
Looker 25.20 contains the following accessibility improvements:
To support the Self-service Explore feature, upon upgrade to Looker 25.20, your Looker instance adds the upload_data permission to any role or permission set that contains the explore permission, including custom permissions sets. If a Looker admin enables the Self-service Explore feature on your Looker instance, any user with the upload_data permission will be able to upload data to create self-service Explores on your instance. Note: This item was added on January 15, 2026.
An issue has been fixed where disabling the Favoriting LookML Dashboards Labs feature prevented users from moving LookML dashboards in folders. This feature now performs as expected.
A new Labs feature, Internal Dashboard Theming, lets users apply predefined themes to a Looker dashboard. These themes, which are distinct from the themes that are used for embedded dashboards, can be managed by users with the manage_internal_themes permission.
The Visual Drilling feature is now out of Labs and generally available on the Admin > General Settings page.
The Visual Drilling feature is now generally available on the Admin > General Settings page.
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