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Looker Studio Data Source

Represents a Looker Studio data source, which connects to an external data provider and defines the schema of available fields. Data sources are a subtype of Asset with assetType DATA_SOURCE and can be configured through the Linking API or Community Connectors.

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Properties

Name Type Description
assetType string The asset type, always DATA_SOURCE for data source assets.
name string The unique name (ID) of the data source.
title string The display title of the data source.
owner string The email address of the data source owner.
creator string The email address of the user who originally created the data source.
createTime string Timestamp when the data source was created, in RFC 3339 format.
updateTime string Timestamp when the data source was last modified, in RFC 3339 format.
updateByMeTime string Timestamp when the data source was last modified by the authenticated user, in RFC 3339 format.
lastViewByMeTime string Timestamp when the data source was last viewed by the authenticated user, in RFC 3339 format.
trashed boolean Indicates whether the data source is currently in the trash.
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JSON Schema

google-data-studio-datasource-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "google-data-studio-datasource-schema.json",
  "title": "Looker Studio Data Source",
  "description": "Represents a Looker Studio data source, which connects to an external data provider and defines the schema of available fields. Data sources are a subtype of Asset with assetType DATA_SOURCE and can be configured through the Linking API or Community Connectors.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "assetType",
    "name",
    "title",
    "owner",
    "creator",
    "createTime",
    "updateTime"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "assetType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The asset type, always DATA_SOURCE for data source assets.",
      "const": "DATA_SOURCE"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The unique name (ID) of the data source."
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The display title of the data source."
    },
    "owner": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The email address of the data source owner.",
      "format": "email"
    },
    "creator": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The email address of the user who originally created the data source.",
      "format": "email"
    },
    "createTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Timestamp when the data source was created, in RFC 3339 format.",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "updateTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Timestamp when the data source was last modified, in RFC 3339 format.",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "updateByMeTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Timestamp when the data source was last modified by the authenticated user, in RFC 3339 format.",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "lastViewByMeTime": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Timestamp when the data source was last viewed by the authenticated user, in RFC 3339 format.",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "trashed": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Indicates whether the data source is currently in the trash."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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