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This page lists the IAM roles and permissions for Looker. Tosearch through all roles and permissions, see therole andpermission index.
Looker roles
| Role | Permissions |
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Looker Admin( Full access to all Looker resources. |
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Looker Instance User( Access to log in to a Looker instance. |
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Looker Service Agent( Gives the Looker service account permission to manage customer resources. Does not include permissions to access BigQuery. Warning: Do not grant service agent roles to any principals exceptservice agents. |
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Looker Service Agent( Gives the Looker service account permission to manage customer resources Warning: Do not grant service agent roles to any principals exceptservice agents. |
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Looker Viewer( Read-only access to all Looker resources. |
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Looker permissions
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