This connector is in beta. This means it’s undergoing ongoing testing and development while we gather feedback, validate functionality, and improve stability. Beta connectors are generally stable, but they may have limited feature support, incomplete error handling, or occasional issues.We recommend closely monitoring workflows that use this connector and contacting our Support team with any issues or feedback.
Capabilities
Additional functionality:
- User lifecycle actions:
enable_user and disable_user, which reactivate or deactivate a Looker user by toggling is_disabled.
Account creation follows Looker’s official provisioning flow: the connector creates the user record, sets the login email via an email credential, and sends the user a password-setup email. No password is ever generated or transmitted by the connector — the user sets one through the emailed link, or signs in through SSO (SAML, OIDC, LDAP) where the identity provider owns the login.
- Base URL (e.g.
https://your.looker.com:19999)
- Client ID
- Client Secret
The Client ID and Client Secret come from an API3 key, generated in the Looker Admin UI (Admin > Users > Edit Keys). The key inherits the permissions of the user it belongs to: syncing requires the see_users, see_groups, and see_roles permissions; provisioning (account create/delete and lifecycle actions) requires the Admin role.
See the Looker docs for information on how to acquire credentials: View the documentation
To complete this task, you’ll need:
- The Connector Administrator or Super Administrator role in C1
- Access to the set of Looker configuration information gathered by following the instructions above
Follow these instructions to use a built-in, no-code connector hosted by C1.In C1, navigate to Apps > Connectors and click Add connector.
Search for Looker and click Add.
Choose where to add the connector: Create a new app, or Add to an existing app (then select the app).If you’re creating a new app, choose whether to link it to an application discovered from your identity provider: select Yes and pick the IdP application, or No to continue with just the connector.
Set the connector’s Name and, optionally, a Description.
Click the pencil icon next to Owners to choose who can configure and manage this connector.
Click Add. The connector is created and its configuration page opens.
Find the Settings area of the page and click Edit.
Enter the configuration information from the previous section.
The connector’s label changes to Syncing, followed by Connected. You can view the logs to ensure that information is syncing.
Follow these instructions to use the Looker connector, hosted and run in your own environment.When running in service mode on Kubernetes, a self-hosted connector maintains an ongoing connection with C1, automatically syncing and uploading data at regular intervals. This data is immediately available in the C1 UI for access reviews and access requests.Resources
Contact C1’s support team to download the latest version of the connector.Step 1: Set up a new Looker connector
In C1, navigate to Apps > Connectors and click Add connector.
Search for Baton and click Add.
Choose where to add the connector: Create a new app, or Add to an existing app (then select the app).If you’re creating a new app, choose whether to link it to an application discovered from your identity provider: select Yes and pick the IdP application, or No to continue with just the connector.
Set the connector’s Name and, optionally, a Description.
Click the pencil icon next to Owners to choose who can configure and manage this connector.
Click Add. The connector is created and its configuration page opens.
In the Settings area of the page, click Edit.
Click Rotate to generate a new Client ID and Secret.Carefully copy and save these credentials. We’ll use them in Step 2.
Step 2: Create Kubernetes configuration files
Create two Kubernetes manifest files for your Looker connector deployment:Secrets configuration
See the connector’s README or run --help to see all available configuration flags and environment variables.Deployment configuration
Step 3: Deploy the connector
Create a namespace in which to run C1 connectors (if desired), then apply the secret config and deployment config files.
Check that the connector data uploaded correctly. In C1, click Apps. On the Managed apps tab, locate and click the name of the application you added the Looker connector to. Looker data should be found on the Entitlements and Accounts tabs.
