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
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

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "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"
    },
    "dashboard_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ID of the parent dashboard"
    },
    "look_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "ID of a Look to display in this tile"
    },
    "query_id": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "ID of a query to run in this tile"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Element type"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Display title for this tile"
    },
    "title_hidden": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether the title is hidden"
    },
    "subtitle_text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Subtitle text displayed below the title"
    },
    "body_text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Body text for text-type elements"
    },
    "note_text": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Note text displayed on the tile"
    },
    "note_display": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "How the note is displayed (above, below, hover)"
    },
    "note_state": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Note display state"
    },
    "result_maker": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Result maker configuration for merged queries"
    },
    "rich_content_json": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Rich content JSON for advanced text elements"
    }
  }
}