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Metaplane automatically generates lineage between warehouse tables/columns with downstream Looker Explore fields, dashboards, and Looks.

Creating API3 Keys

The Looker user needs the following permissions for Metaplane to properly sync Looker and generate lineage.

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see_lookml_dashboards
see_looks
see_user_dashboards
explore
see_sql
see_lookml
develop
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  1. Go to your Looker dashboard: https://company.cloud.looker.com.
  2. Click Admin > Users in the menu bar.
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  1. Click Edit next to a user.
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  1. Click the Edit Keys button next to API Keys.
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  1. Click New API3 Key.
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  1. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret.
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Adding Looker source

To add a source, navigate to the Connections page and click the Looker button. A modal will prompt you for the credentials you just created, then allow you to save the connection for testing:

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Whitelisting Metaplane IPs

Metaplane will always connect to your data warehouse from these static IP addresses:

  • 52.22.202.169/32
  • 34.199.237.80/32
  • 54.227.153.130/32
  • 34.230.219.122/32
  • 44.197.96.121/32
  • 34.206.79.174/32
  • 107.22.42.246/32

Updated 3 months ago