Google Drive to Looker Studio Integration

With the Google Drive to Looker Studio integration, you can analyze any data stored on this platform. The process becomes much simpler when performing this integration using Coupler.io. It will take you only several minutes to set up everything by following a bunch of steps below.

Step 1: Collect data
To connect Google Drive to Looker Studio, authorize Coupler.io to access data on your storage service account. Once connected, select the needed file from the list. For spreadsheets, you will have to select a particular sheet as well.



Step 2: Organize and transform data
Once Coupler.io extracts your data from Google Drive, it generates a preview. Look at this data and decide whether it needs to be modified, cleansed, or transformed. It becomes a no-code experience with Coupler.io’s data management module, containing the following functions:

• Filtering. Select criteria to extract only essential information for reporting and remove unnecessary chunks of data.
• Sorting. Select a specific condition for organizing your data for dashboards and reports.
• Hiding columns. Eliminate unnecessary columns from the view to clear up the dataset.
• Renaming columns. Change column names to make them self-descriptive or relevant to your reporting needs.
• Shuffling columns. Place the columns of your choice in a dataset.
• Adding columns. Use formulas and mathematical expressions to create additional metrics.

At this phase of integration setup, you can prepare data for analysis. That way, no further modifications to data will be needed inside Looker Studio, so you can focus on dashboard creation.

Step 3: Load and schedule refresh
To import data from Google Drive to Looker Studio, authorize the connector and generate a data source by following the in-app instructions. Once in Looker Studio, click on the Create Report button.



To complete the setup, save and run an importer in Coupler.io. Consider the automated data refresh option for regular updates.

Automate data export from Google Drive to Looker Studio to supply your dashboards with the latest data. Scheduled data updates contribute to the near-real-time reports and important findings. The available update intervals vary between 15 minutes and one month. Otherwise, instead of intervals, you can specify the exact time for data refreshes. In that case, select the specific days of the week, time preferences, and time zones. Coupler.io’s scheduling capabilities grant stability for your data refreshment in Looker Studio. They also eliminate manual copy-pasting and human error.