100 updates from Google Cloud.
The latest versions in the Looker (Google Cloud core) <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/looker-core-release-process#release_channels">release channels</a> are beginning deployment as…
Looker's <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/continuous-integration">Continuous Integration</a> is based on the legacy standalone Spectacles service. Looker will continue to integrate…
An issue has been fixed in the Conversational Analytics interface where chats that used deleted agents or Explores could neither be deleted nor restored. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where modifying table calculations could cause Looker to run a new query rather than pulling results from cache. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where searching by label in the field picker would fail to find fields where the group_label or group_item_label was set to an empty string. This feature now performs as…
An issue has been fixed where timeout settings in the Extension SDK could be reset to their default value of 120 seconds. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where visualizations were not respecting internal dashboard theme color collections, which caused custom theme color collections to revert to the defaults.
An issue has been fixed where Looker could generate incorrect SQL when creating a Self-service Explore from a spreadsheet. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where validating LookML with an empty value_format parameter could result in a 500 internal server error. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where some characters were incorrectly displayed as HTML entities. For example," would render as &quot;. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where LookML drill links and Liquid variables inside table cells could fail to render properly on dashboards and embedded visualizations. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the list of Explores in the Conversational Analytics agent's card could be cut off for embed users with longer names. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where users with mixed roles across projects were unable to see and re-authorize OAuth connections for projects where they had viewer-only access. This feature now performs as…
An issue has been fixed where the merged results page could return a 403 error after a period of user inactivity while cookieless embedding was being used. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where non-admin user OAuth tokens remained valid even after database connection parameters were updated. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the drill modal incorrectly displayed a pivot option for queries that couldn't be pivoted. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where Timeline visualizations could fail to respect admin color collection overrides. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue with column numbers has been fixed that could occur when XLSX results for tiles that used pivots were generated. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where scheduled jobs that were owned by users who authenticated by using Workforce Identity (BYOID) could fail with IAM login failures. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where dashboard filters of type: string_filter could spin indefinitely if no suggestions were configured. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where large queries on Snowflake connections could fail with an SSLHandshakeException: No trusted certificate found error. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where Waterfall chart visualization configurations could fail to render if the X-axis label rotation was set to an empty, a null, or another undefined value. This feature now…
An issue has been fixed where the items in the Axis Order section in the Y panel of the visualization edit panel were inaccessible to screen readers. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where updating the data for a Self-service Explore could fail with a generic error. This feature now performs as expected.
Looker now displays a more informative error when a Conversational Analytics conversation fails to load as the result of a network failure. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the Show Region Field in Tooltip option was hidden for region maps that were configured without LookML map layer metadata. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where clicking edit for a visualization from a dashboard caused the dashboard tile header to render on top of the Explore, preventing editing. This feature now performs as…
An issue has been fixed where a secondary Y-axis could reset its position if a parameter value was updated. This feature now performs as expected.
Localization is now supported for the <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/reference/param-field-dimension-group">dimension_group</a> parameter. You can localize the timeframes,…
Looker admins now have the ability to configure a Looker instance to require <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/admin-panel-authentication-two-factor">multi-factor authentication…
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/finding-content#searching_for_saved_content">Enhanced search</a> feature is now generally available.
Now available in preview, the <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/gemini-admin-asst">Admin Assistant</a> helps you use natural language to manage Looker roles.
Now available in preview, the new <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/admin-panel-general-preview-features#modern_user_interface">Modern User Interface feature</a> enables <a…
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/gemini-insight-asst">Insight Assistant</a> now displays the process the assistant uses to generate the response, showing key details in your…
When you <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/conversational-analytics-looker-data-agents#chat-agent-ge">chat in Gemini Enterprise with data agents that you create in Looker</a>, agent…
<a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/admin-panel-platform-dsp">Complimentary Data Studio Pro licenses</a> aren't available for Looker (Google Cloud core) instances that are created…
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/gemini-expression-asst">Expression Assistant</a> is now generally available.
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/manage-projects">LookML Projects page</a> has been updated with a more performant tabbed layout, which features three tabs: Models and Projects,…
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/custom-calendars">custom calendar</a> feature is now generally available.
Looker Continuous Integration (CI) now supports email alerts. When you create or edit a CI suite, you can enable the Enable email alerts toggle to specify email recipients and select which run…
A localized processing option for <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/conversational-analytics-overview#eu-ca-compliance">Conversational Analytics</a> is now available for European…
<a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/admin-panel-platform-dsp">Complimentary Data Studio Pro licenses</a> aren't available for Looker instances that are affiliated with Looker contracts…
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/manage-projects">LookML Projects page</a> has been updated with a more performant tabbed layout, which features three tabs: Models and Projects,…
Now available in preview, the new <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/admin-panel-general-preview-features#modern_user_interface">Modern User Interface feature</a> enables <a…
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/gemini-expression-asst">Expression Assistant</a> is now generally available.
Now available in preview, <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/conversational-analytics-looker-data-agents#define-verified-queries">verified queries</a> (also referred to as golden…
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/finding-content#searching_for_saved_content">Enhanced search</a> feature is now generally available.
When you <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/conversational-analytics-looker-data-agents#chat-agent-ge">chat in Gemini Enterprise with data agents that you create in Looker</a>, agent…
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/gemini-insight-asst">Insight Assistant</a> now displays the process the assistant uses to generate the response, showing key details in your…
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/custom-calendars">custom calendar</a> feature is now generally available.
Looker admins now have the ability to configure a Looker instance to require <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/admin-panel-authentication-two-factor">multi-factor authentication…
Localization is now supported for the <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/reference/param-field-dimension-group">dimension_group</a> parameter. You can localize the timeframes,…
Looker Continuous Integration (CI) now supports email alerts. When you create or edit a CI suite, you can enable the Enable email alerts toggle to specify email recipients and select which run…
Now available in preview (<a href="https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages">Preview</a>), <a…
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…
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…
Starting in Looker 26.8, Looker supports Java OpenJDK version 21. Looker-hosted instances have been upgraded to OpenJDK 21. Customer-hosted instances should <a…
The latest versions in the Looker (Google Cloud core) <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/looker-core-release-process#release_channels">release channels</a> are beginning deployment as…
An issue has been fixed where invalid parameters in an embed URL could result in Looker displaying an unnecessarily verbose stack trace instead of a concise error. This feature now performs as…
An issue has been fixed where the comparison value in a KPI visualization could be incorrectly centered when the sparkline was disabled. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where editing a workflow on the Workflow Management page could load indefinitely. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where deleting a duplicated dashboard tab would incorrectly delete shared elements from other tabs. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the column limit could fail to apply to an Explore that used pivots. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the Content Validator returned a generic error message instead of returning the specific models that were affected. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where API calls that were made by service account users without a configured last name failed with a 500 internal server error. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where autosizing table columns didn't work as expected in drill menus. This feature now performs as expected.
The OAuth interface now prohibits forward slashes in the OAuth Client ID field. Previously, the inclusion of one or more forward slashes would result in a 401 error. This feature now performs as…
Looker (Google Cloud core) now supports <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/looker-core-fips-mode">FIPS 140-3 level 1 compliance</a>. Existing FIPS 140-2 compliant instances will be…
An issue has been fixed where added_params metadata in streaming JSON responses could be malformed or missing. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the LookML validator used a stale cache for local project dependencies when the dependencies were updated in production. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where OAuth connections would incorrectly fail connection tests on the Self-service Explores Admin page. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where drill modals could repeatedly render a visualization, which would present as constant flickering in the browser. This feature now performs as expected.
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/admin-panel-general-preview-features#kpi_visualization">KPI Visualization preview feature</a> is now enabled by default.
An issue has been fixed where the Workflows page was not visible to users with the create_alerts permission. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where inline button toggle filters on dashboards could be cut off or could overlap with adjacent filters. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where accessing a folder that contained scheduled content that was configured for disabled integrations could cause Looker to crash with a TypeError. This feature now performs…
Now available in preview, the <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/admin-panel-general-preview-features#table-row-grouping">Table Row Grouping feature</a> option for table charts lets…
An issue has been fixed where some custom visualizations could be cut off in PDF exports. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where, if a dashboard tile contained no results, the row_total table calculation function could return an error, which would prevent scheduled deliveries. This feature now…
An issue has been fixed where clearing the Totals Labels option for the Totals Color setting in the color picker resulted in black text in the chart. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where the Run and Settings buttons were not correctly being displayed on embedded Explores with the _theme URL parameter. This feature now performs as expected.
The <a href="https://docs.cloud.google.com/looker/docs/admin-panel-performance-center-content-guardrails#visualization-limits">Increased Row Limit</a> feature is now out of labs and generally…
An issue has been fixed where clicking Reset Styles in the table visualization formatting panel would unexpectedly reset the table theme, color palette, and custom borders. This feature now performs…
An issue has been fixed where view.field references in Liquid were not correctly rendered if the field name matched a built-in Liquid variable. This feature now performs as expected.
An issue has been fixed where drilling down on a value for which the custom value format contained the # character could cause the page to crash. This feature now performs as expected.