From ec471c479551e3c1e8fb415827ed59be3bbd48ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Hu Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:15:59 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Add Looker BI integration docs under Data Observability Quality Monitoring Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- .../quality_monitoring/_index.md | 5 ++ .../business_intelligence/_index.md | 1 + .../business_intelligence/looker.md | 49 +++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 55 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker.md diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/_index.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/_index.md index da7ca0b8e1c..7655a10e1c5 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/_index.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/_index.md @@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ With Quality Monitoring, you can: {{< nextlink href="data_observability/jobs_monitoring/openlineage" >}}Custom Jobs using OpenLineage{{< /nextlink >}} {{< /whatsnext >}} +{{< whatsnext desc="Trace lineage from these ELT tools:" >}} + {{< nextlink href="data_observability/quality_monitoring/elt/fivetran" >}}Fivetran{{< /nextlink >}} +{{< /whatsnext >}} + {{< whatsnext desc="Track downstream impact in these BI tools:" >}} + {{< nextlink href="data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker" >}}Looker{{< /nextlink >}} {{< nextlink href="data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau" >}}Tableau{{< /nextlink >}} {{< nextlink href="data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma" >}}Sigma{{< /nextlink >}} {{< nextlink href="data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase" >}}Metabase{{< /nextlink >}} diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/_index.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/_index.md index 91c2fef1a50..bda3beeffe2 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/_index.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/_index.md @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Use these integrations to: - **Plan schema or transformation changes** with insight into which dashboards will be affected {{< whatsnext desc="Connect to these business intelligence tools:" >}} + {{< nextlink href="data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker" >}}Looker{{< /nextlink >}} {{< nextlink href="data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau" >}}Tableau{{< /nextlink >}} {{< nextlink href="data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma" >}}Sigma{{< /nextlink >}} {{< nextlink href="data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase" >}}Metabase{{< /nextlink >}} diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..4dba2febd79 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker.md @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +--- +title: Looker +description: Connect Looker to Datadog Data Observability to view end-to-end lineage from warehouse tables to dashboards and Looks. +further_reading: + - link: '/data_observability/' + tag: 'Documentation' + text: 'Learn about Data Observability' +--- + +## Overview + +Datadog's Looker integration helps data teams make changes to their data platform without breaking dashboards and Looks, and identify unused content to remove. When Datadog connects, it: + +- Pulls metadata from your Looker instance, including projects, models, explores, views, dashboards, Looks, and folders +- Automatically generates lineage between warehouse tables and columns and downstream Looker explores, dashboards, and Looks + +## Connect Looker + +### Create an API key + +To create a Looker API key, follow the [Looker API authentication documentation][1]. Store the client ID and client secret, as you need them in the next step. + +### Add the Looker integration + +To connect Looker to Datadog: + +1. Navigate to the [Looker integration tile][2] and enter the following information: + + - Instance URL (for example: `https://company.cloud.looker.com`) + - Client ID + - API secret + +2. After you've entered these credentials, click **Save**. + +## What's next + +When your Looker instance is successfully connected, Datadog syncs every 60 minutes and automatically derives lineage from warehouse tables and columns to Looker explores, dashboards, and Looks. + +Initial syncs may take up to several hours depending on the size of your Looker deployment. + +After syncing, you can explore your Looker assets and their upstream dependencies in the [Data Observability Catalog][3]. + +## Further reading + +{{< partial name="whats-next/whats-next.html" >}} + +[1]: https://cloud.google.com/looker/docs/api-auth +[2]: https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations/looker +[3]: https://app.datadoghq.com/datasets/catalog From 09478daf217cddc5d8a217c172e632bafc29fe83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Hu Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:53:18 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Remove Fivetran ELT reference from Quality Monitoring index Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/_index.md | 3 --- 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/_index.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/_index.md index 7655a10e1c5..0800923d1d4 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/_index.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/_index.md @@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ With Quality Monitoring, you can: {{< nextlink href="data_observability/jobs_monitoring/openlineage" >}}Custom Jobs using OpenLineage{{< /nextlink >}} {{< /whatsnext >}} -{{< whatsnext desc="Trace lineage from these ELT tools:" >}} - {{< nextlink href="data_observability/quality_monitoring/elt/fivetran" >}}Fivetran{{< /nextlink >}} -{{< /whatsnext >}} {{< whatsnext desc="Track downstream impact in these BI tools:" >}} {{< nextlink href="data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker" >}}Looker{{< /nextlink >}} From 288ec25dd6f075989dd1637fc63f9a8e70d08b23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Hu Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:55:16 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Update Explorer to Catalog --- .../quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase.md | 2 +- .../quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/powerbi.md | 2 +- .../quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma.md | 2 +- .../quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau.md | 2 +- 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase.md index c405b603c75..64667d071fa 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase.md @@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ When your Metabase account is successfully connected, Datadog syncs and automati Initial syncs may take up to several hours depending on the size of your Metabase deployment. -After syncing, you can explore your Metabase assets and their upstream dependencies in the [Data Observability Explorer][3]. +After syncing, you can explore your Metabase assets and their upstream dependencies in the [Data Observability Catalog][3]. ## Further reading diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/powerbi.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/powerbi.md index b1ead3a5571..5e1c9debbea 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/powerbi.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/powerbi.md @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ When your Power BI account is successfully connected, Datadog syncs and automati Initial syncs may take up to several hours depending on the size of your Power BI deployment. -After syncing, you can explore your Power BI assets and their upstream dependencies in the [Data Observability Explorer][2]. +After syncing, you can explore your Power BI assets and their upstream dependencies in the [Data Observability Catalog][2]. ## Further reading diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma.md index 320b8cecde6..62bea605748 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma.md @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ When your Sigma account is successfully connected, Datadog syncs and automatical Initial syncs may take up to several hours depending on the size of your Sigma deployment. -After syncing, you can explore your Sigma assets and their upstream dependencies in the [Data Observability Explorer][4]. +After syncing, you can explore your Sigma assets and their upstream dependencies in the [Data Observability Catalog][4]. ## Further reading diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau.md index 2bad8bcfa36..0e3748dcbc7 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau.md @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ When your Tableau account is successfully connected, Datadog syncs and automatic Initial syncs may take up to several hours depending on the size of your Tableau deployment. -After syncing, you can explore your Tableau assets and their upstream dependencies in the [Data Observability Explorer][5]. +After syncing, you can explore your Tableau assets and their upstream dependencies in the [Data Observability Catalog][5]. ## Further reading From a3714e8fab1acc31f7c4a874298a514011cf5c71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Hu Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:10:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Update language to be precise about fields --- .../quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker.md index 4dba2febd79..fc4244b12da 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker.md @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ --- title: Looker -description: Connect Looker to Datadog Data Observability to view end-to-end lineage from warehouse tables to dashboards and Looks. +description: Connect Looker to Datadog Data Observability to view column-level lineage from warehouse tables to Looker explore fields, dashboards, and Looks. further_reading: - link: '/data_observability/' tag: 'Documentation' @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ further_reading: Datadog's Looker integration helps data teams make changes to their data platform without breaking dashboards and Looks, and identify unused content to remove. When Datadog connects, it: - Pulls metadata from your Looker instance, including projects, models, explores, views, dashboards, Looks, and folders -- Automatically generates lineage between warehouse tables and columns and downstream Looker explores, dashboards, and Looks +- Automatically generates column-level lineage between warehouse columns and downstream explore and view fields, dashboards, and Looks ## Connect Looker @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ To connect Looker to Datadog: ## What's next -When your Looker instance is successfully connected, Datadog syncs every 60 minutes and automatically derives lineage from warehouse tables and columns to Looker explores, dashboards, and Looks. +When your Looker instance is successfully connected, Datadog syncs every 60 minutes and automatically derives column-level lineage from warehouse columns to Looker explore and view fields, dashboards, and Looks. Initial syncs may take up to several hours depending on the size of your Looker deployment. @@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ After syncing, you can explore your Looker assets and their upstream dependencie [1]: https://cloud.google.com/looker/docs/api-auth [2]: https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations/looker -[3]: https://app.datadoghq.com/datasets/catalog +[3]: https://app.datadoghq.com/data-obs/catalog From f364c72e0f2eabff79c140c8f47c0f27d1465912 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Hu Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:13:31 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Change references --- .../quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase.md | 2 +- .../quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/powerbi.md | 2 +- .../quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma.md | 2 +- .../quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau.md | 2 +- 4 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase.md index 64667d071fa..4494af5a286 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/metabase.md @@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ After syncing, you can explore your Metabase assets and their upstream dependenc [1]: https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/people-and-groups/api-keys#create-an-api-key [2]: https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations/metabase -[3]: https://app.datadoghq.com/datasets/catalog +[3]: https://app.datadoghq.com/data-obs/catalog diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/powerbi.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/powerbi.md index 5e1c9debbea..030e4df82ad 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/powerbi.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/powerbi.md @@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ After syncing, you can explore your Power BI assets and their upstream dependenc {{< partial name="whats-next/whats-next.html" >}} [1]: https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations/power-bi -[2]: https://app.datadoghq.com/datasets/catalog +[2]: https://app.datadoghq.com/data-obs/catalog diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma.md index 62bea605748..b2d8f7cc10d 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/sigma.md @@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ After syncing, you can explore your Sigma assets and their upstream dependencies [1]: https://help.sigmacomputing.com/reference/generate-client-credentials [2]: https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations/sigma-computing [3]: https://help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/region-warehouse-and-feature-support#supported-cloud-platforms-and-regions -[4]: https://app.datadoghq.com/datasets/catalog +[4]: https://app.datadoghq.com/data-obs/catalog diff --git a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau.md b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau.md index 0e3748dcbc7..3b8a290f739 100644 --- a/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau.md +++ b/content/en/data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau.md @@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ After syncing, you can explore your Tableau assets and their upstream dependenci [2]: https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/docs/meta_api_start.html#enable-the-tableau-metadata-api-for-tableau-server [3]: https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/useracct.htm#create-and-revoke-personal-access-tokens [4]: https://app.datadoghq.com/integrations/tableau -[5]: https://app.datadoghq.com/datasets/catalog \ No newline at end of file +[5]: https://app.datadoghq.com/data-obs/catalog \ No newline at end of file From 63930d232072a08597651e9929940e6e04204168 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Hu Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:30:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Add Looker to sidebar nav and update doc with column-level lineage details Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- config/_default/menus/main.en.yaml | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/config/_default/menus/main.en.yaml b/config/_default/menus/main.en.yaml index 3cc62dffec1..5453a4abc47 100644 --- a/config/_default/menus/main.en.yaml +++ b/config/_default/menus/main.en.yaml @@ -4965,6 +4965,11 @@ menu: identifier: business_intelligence_integrations parent: quality_monitoring weight: 300000 + - name: Looker + url: data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/looker + identifier: business_intelligence_integrations_looker + parent: business_intelligence_integrations + weight: 500000 - name: Tableau url: data_observability/quality_monitoring/business_intelligence/tableau identifier: business_intelligence_integrations_tableau