Why does Looker Studio asks to authorize the connector when I want to share a dashboard?

This might happen because the option "Viewer's credentials" is active. What this option does is make the dashboard like a template, so anyone that has access can use it with their own data. And that is why Looker asks for the connector to be authorized.

How to change this configuration

Open the dashboard and click on Resource > Manage added data sources.



Click on Edit.



You will see that the data credentials are configurated as Viewer, click on it.



Change it to Owner's crendentials and click on Update.

Done! Now when sharing the dashboard they will see your data and no authorization message will appear.

As always, please contact us via our live chat on our website or via email if you still have doubts or questions. We are happy to help!

Updated on: 26/03/2024