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Looker Data & Analytics v26.14

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Monday, August 10, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, August 23, 2026 Looker 26.14 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Fixed An issue has been fixed where users with Admin via…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.14

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.14 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Monday, August 10, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, August 23, 2026 Looker 26.14 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Change The timeout length for Conversational Analytics qu…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement From August 3 through August 5, 2026, the following features will be automati

Announcement From August 3 through August 5, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.12. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Announcement Complimentary Data Studio Pro licenses aren't available for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that are created after August 1, 2026. Feature Looker Continuous Integration (CI) n…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement From August 3 through August 5, 2026, the following features will be automati

Announcement From August 3 through August 5, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.12. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Announcement Complimentary Data Studio Pro licenses aren't available for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that are created after August 1, 2026. Feature Looker Continuous Integration (CI) n…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement From August 3 throug

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement From August 3 through August 7, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.12. Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics — including engagement and estimated token usage data — are available for Conversational…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement From August 3 throug

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Announcement From August 3 through August 7, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) and Looker (Google Cloud core) instances running Looker 26.12. Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics — including engagement and projected token usage data — are available for Conversational…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature A localized processing op

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature A localized processing option for Conversational Analytics is now available for European Union (EU) based customers, enabling data processing within the EU jurisdiction by routing traffic through an EU multi-regional endpoint. Note that the EU multi-region endpoint covers data residency strictly within EU member states and does not i…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement From July 27 through July 30, 2026, the following features will be automatica

Announcement From July 27 through July 30, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.12. Feature Looker admins now have the ability to configure a Looker instance to require multi-factor authentication (MFA) whenever a user tries to log in by using an email and a password. This feature is enabled by default. Feature The custom cale…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement From July 27 through July 30, 2026, the following features will be automatica

Announcement From July 27 through July 30, 2026, the following features will be automatically enabled for Looker (original) instances running Looker 26.12. Looker (original) only changes Announcement Complimentary Data Studio Pro licenses aren't available for Looker instances that are affiliated with Looker contracts that are signed after August 1, 2026. Feature Looker admins now have the ability…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature Now available in preview

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature Now available in preview (Preview), verified queries (also referred to as golden queries) are predefined pairs of natural language questions and their exact, corresponding Looker Explore queries that act as verified standards of truth to teach your Explore data agent how to handle complex business requests without guessing. To enable…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Security A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Looker. An attacker

Security A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Looker. An attacker could craft a malicious URL that, when opened by a Looker administrator, would allow the attacker to execute arbitrary scripts on their behalf and potentially compromise the administrator account. Both Looker-hosted and self-hosted instances were found to be vulnerable. This issue has already been mitigated f…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated As of July 13, 2026, L

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated As of July 13, 2026, Looker reports have been deprecated. If you had previously enabled the preview for Looker reports, be aware of the following: You will no longer have the option to create new reports. You will lose the ability to view or edit reports that were created during the preview period. Access to the rest of your Looke…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated As of July 13, 2026, L

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Deprecated As of July 13, 2026, Looker reports have been deprecated. If you had previously enabled the preview for Looker reports, be aware of the following: You will no longer have the option to create new reports. You will lose the ability to view or edit reports that were created during the preview period. Access to the rest of your Looke…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.8

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature Starting in Looker 26.8,

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature Starting in Looker 26.8, Looker supports Java OpenJDK version 21. Looker-hosted instances have been upgraded to OpenJDK 21. Customer-hosted instances should upgrade to OpenJDK 21. If you run Looker directly using the java -jar command (instead of using the startup script), you must include these three specific settings: --add-opens=j…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.8

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature Starting in Looker 26.8,

Looker (Google Cloud core) and Looker (original) changes Feature Starting in Looker 26.8, Looker supports Java OpenJDK version 21. Looker-hosted instances have been upgraded to OpenJDK 21. Customer-hosted instances should upgrade to OpenJDK 21. If you run Looker directly using the java -jar command (instead of using the startup script), you must include these three specific settings: --add-opens=j…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.12

Announcement Looker 26.12 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following sc

Announcement Looker 26.12 will roll out to Looker (original) instances on the following schedule: Expected deployment start: Sunday, July 12, 2026 Expected final deployment and download available: Sunday, July 26, 2026 Looker 26.12 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes. Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature Looker (Google Cloud core) now supports FIPS 140-3 le…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature Looker (Google Cloud core) has introduced

Looker (Google Cloud core) only changes Feature Looker (Google Cloud core) has introduced release channels in preview, allowing users to choose between Rapid, Regular, and "No channel" options to manage the cadence of version updates. The Rapid channel provides early access to new capabilities but is excluded from the Service Level Agreement (SLA), while the Regular channel offers balanced stabili…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.10. Looker (original) only changes Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics, including engagement and token usage data, are available for Conversational Analytics on the Conversational Analytics System Activity dashboard. To enable this feature, a Looker admin must turn o…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.10. Looker (original) only changes Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics, including engagement and token usage data, are available for Conversational Analytics on the Conversational Analytics System Activity dashboard. To enable this feature, a Looker admin must turn o…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.10. Looker (original) only changes Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics, including engagement and token usage data, are available for Conversational Analytics on the Conversational Analytics System Activity dashboard. To enable this feature, a Looker admin must turn o…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.10. Looker (original) only changes Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics, including engagement and token usage data, are available for Conversational Analytics on the Conversational Analytics System Activity dashboard. To enable this feature, a Looker admin must turn o…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.10. Looker (original) only changes Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics, including engagement and token usage data, are available for Conversational Analytics on the Conversational Analytics System Activity dashboard. To enable this feature, a Looker admin must turn o…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.10. Looker (original) only changes Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics, including engagement and token usage data, are available for Conversational Analytics on the Conversational Analytics System Activity dashboard. To enable this feature, a Looker admin must turn o…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.10. Looker (original) only changes Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics, including engagement and token usage data, are available for Conversational Analytics on the Conversational Analytics System Activity dashboard. To enable this feature, a Looker admin must turn o…

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Looker Data & Analytics

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part

Announcement Starting June 22, 2026, the following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.10. Looker (original) only changes Feature Now available in preview, enhanced observability metrics, including engagement and token usage data, are available for Conversational Analytics on the Conversational Analytics System Activity dashboard. To enable this feature, a Looker admin must turn o…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.10

Announcement Looker 26.10 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixe

Announcement Looker 26.10 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes: Expected Looker (original) deployment start: Sunday, June 7, 2026 Expected Looker (original) final deployment and download available: Sunday, June 21, 2026 Expected Looker (Google Cloud core) deployment start: Sunday, June 7, 2026 Expected Looker (Google Cloud core) final deployment: Sunday, June 21, 2026…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.8

Announcement The following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.8. Looker

Announcement The following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.8. Looker (original) only changes Feature Looker admins can no longer create or manage API credentials for individual standard users in Looker (original) instances. Users must now manage their own keys from their Account page. Admins can enable or disable self-service API key management for users and continue to manage…

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Looker Data & Analytics v26.8

Announcement The following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.8. Looker

Announcement The following features will begin rolling out as part of Looker 26.8. Looker (original) only changes Feature Looker admins can no longer create or manage API credentials for individual standard users in Looker (original) instances. Users must now manage their own keys from their Account page. Admins can enable or disable self-service API key management for users and continue to manage…