Looker · Schema
DashboardElement
A single tile on a dashboard. Each element can contain a query, a reference to a Look, a merge query, or text/markdown content.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| id | string | Unique identifier for this element |
| dashboard_id | string | ID of the parent dashboard |
| look_id | integer | ID of a Look to display in this tile |
| query_id | integer | ID of a query to run in this tile |
| query | object | |
| look | object | |
| type | string | Element type |
| title | string | Display title for this tile |
| title_hidden | boolean | Whether the title is hidden |
| subtitle_text | string | Subtitle text displayed below the title |
| body_text | string | Body text for text-type elements |
| note_text | string | Note text displayed on the tile |
| note_display | string | How the note is displayed (above, below, hover) |
| note_state | string | Note display state |
| result_maker | object | Result maker configuration for merged queries |
| rich_content_json | string | Rich content JSON for advanced text elements |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "#/components/schemas/DashboardElement",
"title": "DashboardElement",
"type": "object",
"description": "A single tile on a dashboard. Each element can contain a query, a reference to a Look, a merge query, or text/markdown content.",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique identifier for this element",
"readOnly": true,
"example": "abc123"
},
"dashboard_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ID of the parent dashboard",
"example": "500123"
},
"look_id": {
"type": "integer",
"format": "int64",
"nullable": true,
"description": "ID of a Look to display in this tile",
"example": "500123"
},
"query_id": {
"type": "integer",
"format": "int64",
"nullable": true,
"description": "ID of a query to run in this tile",
"example": "500123"
},
"query": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Query"
},
"look": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Look"
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Element type",
"enum": [
"vis",
"text",
"data",
"filter"
],
"example": "vis"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Display title for this tile",
"example": "Example Title"
},
"title_hidden": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the title is hidden",
"example": true
},
"subtitle_text": {
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Subtitle text displayed below the title",
"example": "example_value"
},
"body_text": {
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Body text for text-type elements",
"example": "example_value"
},
"note_text": {
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Note text displayed on the tile",
"example": "example_value"
},
"note_display": {
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "How the note is displayed (above, below, hover)",
"example": "example_value"
},
"note_state": {
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Note display state",
"example": "example_value"
},
"result_maker": {
"type": "object",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Result maker configuration for merged queries",
"example": "example_value"
},
"rich_content_json": {
"type": "string",
"nullable": true,
"description": "Rich content JSON for advanced text elements",
"example": "example_value"
}
}
}
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