Correction: CSV connector enhancement available to all users
Enhancements to the CSV connector user interface are available to all Looker Studio users. This feature was previously announced as being available only to Looker Studio Pro users.
]]>Additional search parameters
When searching for reports or data sources, you can filter search results by the following parameters:
Pro feature: Change the billing account
You can change the Google Cloud billing account that is associated with a Looker Studio Pro subscription without interrupting access to your Pro assets.
]]>Link to chart in report
You can now link to a specific component, like a chart or control, in your report.
See Link to a component for more information.
Now displaying Conversational Analytics reasoning
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.
See Show reasoning for more information.
Export chart to image
You can now export a chart to an image by saving it as a PNG file or by copying it to your clipboard.
See Export data from a chart for more information.
Looker Studio Pro for Google Workspace
You can purchase a Looker Studio Pro subscription from the Google Workspace Admin console.
]]>Histogram chart
You can visualize your data using histogram charts. Histograms are useful for understanding the shape, center, and spread of your data, which in turn can lead to insights that might be hidden in other types of charts, such as pie charts and bar charts.
See the Histogram reference for more information.
Show and hide individual charts and components
You can hide individual charts and components for all viewers or for a subset of viewers.
See Hide report components for viewers for more information.
Cross data source filtering
This feature lets you override default field IDs so that controls on a report can filter charts that are based on different data sources.
]]>Partner connection launch update
The following partner connectors have been added to the Looker Studio Connector Gallery:
Pro feature: Share and schedule reports with Slack
You can now send Looker Studio reports to Slack channels and Slack users on your Slack workspaces. This feature is now out of preview, and remains available only to Pro users.
Expand tables to show all rows
When downloading or scheduling a report, you can now configure table visualizations to expand to display up to 2,000 rows.
Partner connection launch update
The following partner connectors have been added to the Looker Studio Connector Gallery:
Pro feature: Schedule hourly report delivery and alerts
Users of Looker Studio Pro can create hourly schedules for report delivery and alerts.
]]>New shapes
The Shapes menu has been enhanced and expanded to include new shape types for report editors. See Add text, images, lines, and shapes to your report to learn more.
Modernized timeline chart
Timeline charts have a new modernized look by default and give you new options for customizing bar corner radius, axes, and grid.
Filter control default values now accept parameters
You can now use parameters as default values in filter controls.
]]>Partner connection launch update
The following partner connectors have been added to the Looker Studio Connector Gallery:
Conditional formatting for bars in bar charts
You can now use conditional formatting on bar charts that use modern charts.
More data from Google Ads
You can visualize the following metrics using the Google Ads connector:
Looker connector enhancements
The Looker connector now supports query results of up to 75,000 rows. The Looker connector also supports exports of up to 75,000 rows of data.
Learn more about the limits of the Looker connector.
Pro feature: Cloud Audit Logs
Looker Studio Pro logs are now available in the Logs Explorer within the Google Cloud console.
]]>Pro feature: CSV connector enhancement
Introducing new user experience enhancements for the CSV connector.
Learn more about the CSV connector.
Partner connection launch update
The following partner connectors have been added to the Looker Studio Connector Gallery:
Pro feature: Share and schedule reports with Slack
You can now send Looker Studio reports to Slack channels and Slack users on your Slack workspaces. This feature is only available to Looker Studio Pro users, and is available in Preview.
Vertical stacking in responsive reports
Responsive reports now support vertical stacking. You can add multiple components to a column within a section. Learn more about creating responsive reports.
]]>Double-click to resize chart margins
You can now double-click the chart boundaries of a time, a bar, a line, an area, or a scatter chart to reset the boundaries to their default settings.
More data from Google Ads
You can visualize the following fields using the the Google Ads connector:
Looker connector enhancements
Looker data sources now display the names of fields without their prepended view names. Fields are now nested under their corresponding views.
Learn more about how Looker Explore data appears in Looker Studio.
User interface change: "Add quick filter" is now "Add filter"
We've made a wording change to the filter bar in the report editor. The button label that previously said "Add quick filter" is now "Add filter." The functionality of quick filters hasn't changed. Learn more about quick filters.
Partner connection launch update The following partner connectors have been added to the Looker Studio Connector Gallery:
The following partner connectors were released during the week of Sep 15, 2025:
Table charts support up to 10 sort fields
Report editors can now configure up to 10 sort fields for table charts.
]]>Looker Studio Explorer (beta) feature deprecation
The Looker Studio Explorer (beta) feature is being deprecated and will no longer be available.
NO ACTION is required. Existing explorations that were created with the Explorer will be converted to reports automatically.
Learn more about the deprecation timeline and details.
Hyperlinks and images are disabled for data sources that use Viewer's Credentials
When you enable Viewer's Credentials for a data source, Looker Studio won't render hyperlinks or images in dimensions from that data source.
This limitation does not apply if the report creator and the viewer are members of the same team workspace.
Treemap chart improvements
Improvements to Treemap charts include the following:
[Pro feature] Number of scheduled reports increased to 200
You can create a maximum of 200 schedules per Looker Studio Pro report.
Partner connection launch update
The following partner connectors have been added to the Looker Studio Connector Gallery:
Vertical stacking in responsive reports
Responsive reports now support vertical stacking. You can add multiple components to a column within a section.
]]>Sort table charts by up to 10 fields
Report creators can now set up to sort 10 fields for table charts, including fields that are not selected in the chart.
Learn more about sorting table charts.
NOTE: This feature was not released on 8/21, and will instead be included in a later release.
Partner connection launch update
The following partner connectors have been added to the Looker Studio Connector Gallery:
Looker connector respects LookML value_format property
When you're using the Looker connector, value formats that you apply using the value_format LookML property will now be displayed in Looker Studio reports. You can
view and edit the value format as usual.
Note that the syntax for
conditional formatting using value_format
is not supported in Looker Studio.
Background colors for bar and column chart labels
You can now set a data-label background color for any bar-label-position option for column and bar charts.
Learn more about data labels for bar charts and column charts.
Partner connection launch update
The following partner connectors have been added to the Looker Studio Connector Gallery:
Looker connector enhancements
Looker connector support for selected calculated field functions is now generally available.
Conditional formatting in query result chips
You can now apply conditional formatting to change the background color and text color of query result chips.
Data label improvements for waterfall charts
Report creators can now specify the position of data labels for waterfall charts along with the level of data label text contrast.
Learn more about waterfall chart data label options.
Custom columns and custom dimensions in New Search Ads 360 Connector
The New Search Ads 360 connector now supports custom columns and custom dimensions. You can add any of your saved Search Ads 360 custom columns and custom dimensions to Looker Studio reports and join them with other fields in tables and charts.
]]>Pro feature: The Code Interpreter is now available in Preview
The Code Interpreter in Conversational Analytics is available in Preview for Looker Studio Pro subscriptions. The Code Interpreter translates your natural language questions into Python code and executes that code to provide advanced analysis and visualizations. The Code Interpreter is disabled by default.
]]>New report canvas sizes
Two new preset canvas size options are available, letting you control the width and height of your report on the screen. The new options are size A4, available in portrait or landscape orientations.
Learn more about report and page layout options.
New alt text field for images
You can now add alt text to report images to make them accessible to screen readers. See the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) guidelines on alt text for more information about writing alt text.
Looker connector enhancements
Additional calculated field functions are now available in Preview.
Add descriptions to reports
You can now add text descriptions to a report. The report search now matches the report title as well as the description.
Performance improvement for BigQuery data sources
Report viewers may notice improved performance when the report uses a BigQuery data source.
The BigQuery connector supports short query optimized mode. In this mode, when BigQuery determines it can finish a query quickly, BigQuery prioritizes returning immediate results instead of creating a BigQuery job. Short query optimized mode may apply in the following situations:
There is no change in user experience or report behavior for data source credential owners.
Partner connection launch update
The following partner connectors have been added to the Looker Studio Connector Gallery:
Highlight charts by filter
The Applied Filters panel now lets you click on a filter to highlight all charts that the filter applies to.
]]>Report abuse
Looker Studio report viewers can now report abusive content. Content is automatically reviewed, and content that is reported as abusive is hidden or deleted.
Performance improvement for BigQuery data sources
Report viewers may notice improved performance when the report uses a BigQuery data source.
The BigQuery connector supports short query optimized mode. In this mode, when BigQuery determines that it can finish a query quickly, BigQuery prioritizes returning immediate results instead of creating a BigQuery job. Short query optimized mode may apply in the following situations:
There is no change in user experience or report behavior for data source credential owners.
]]>New alignment option for Cartesian charts
The new Align with grid setting lets you set the alignment of the chart legend with the position of the chart grid, instead of aligning with the chart title.
This setting is available for Cartesian charts in reports that have modern charts enabled.
]]>Don't display data in comparison metrics when Group others is enabled
The Group others option could display incorrect data when used with comparison metrics. Comparison metric fields now display the string no data when the Group others option is enabled on a chart.
Looker connector enhancements
The Looker connector can now connect to a private IP (private services access) only Looker (Google Cloud core) instance or to a private IP (Private Service Connect) Looker (Google Cloud core) instance using the Looker instance ID.
]]>Updates to Assets: search API endpoint
The Assets: search API endpoint now includes a previousPageToken attribute in its response. This token allows API users to paginate forwards and backwards through the result set.
Pro feature: Gemini in Looker is enabled by default
For Looker Studio Pro subscriptions that are created on or after June 3, 2025, Gemini in Looker is enabled automatically. Looker Studio users with the appropriate permissions can manage enablement on the Gemini in Looker page under User Settings.
]]>Pro feature: Code Interpreter is enabled by default
The Code Interpreter for Conversational Analytics is now enabled by default when the Gemini in Looker and Trusted Tester features settings are enabled for the Google Cloud project that is associated with a Looker Studio Pro subscription. The Code Interpreter in Conversational Analytics is a Preview feature that translates your natural language questions into Python code and executes that code to provide advanced analysis and visualizations.
Looker Studio users with the appropriate permissions can manage enablement on the Gemini in Looker page under User Settings.
]]>Chart Properties panel improvements
New improvements to the Properties panel Setup and Style tabs let users customize charts with a more organized and user-friendly flow.
New user consent flow for BigQuery data sources
When you're querying BigQuery data sources with Viewer credentials, a new user consent flow is available to verify that your email credentials can be logged.
]]>Set links to open in new tabs for pivot tables and table charts
The new Open links in new tab option lets report editors specify whether hyperlinks that are included in the data will open in a new tab.
Open links in new tab option is available only for pivot tables and table charts in reports that have modern charts enabled.
Looker connector filter enhancements
The Looker connector now supports the Matches (advanced) filter condition for text and number filter types, in addition to the data and time filter type. This support applies to filters from Looker data sources that are defined in LookML models with the conditionally_filter and always_filter parameters.
Learn more about how Looker Studio interprets LookML filters.
Limiting inappropriate content in schedules
Looker Studio now checks for potentially inappropriate content in the subject and message fields while creating and updating schedules. You won't be able to save a schedule until the flagged content is removed.
Partner connection launch update
The following partner connectors have been added to the Looker Studio Connector Gallery:
New grid lines options for cartesian charts
New grid line options let you set colors and line styles for individual axis grid lines, which makes it easier to distinguish between left or right y-axis grid lines.
The new grid line options are available only for cartesian charts in reports that have modern charts enabled.
]]>Looker connector enhancements
You can now authorize the Looker connector to use the BigQuery OAuth credentials that you use with Looker, letting you view and interact with Looker Explores that use BigQuery data in Looker Studio. Learn more about how to authorize Looker data sources to use BigQuery OAuth credentials.
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