Connect Looker Studio to Neon
Looker Studio is Google's data visualization and business intelligence platform. This guide explains how to connect your database to Looker Studio using a PostgreSQL data source. Get your database con...
Looker Studio is Google's data visualization and business intelligence platform. This guide explains how to connect your database to Looker Studio using a PostgreSQL data source.
Get your database connection string
- In the Neon Console, select the project and branch you want to connect to.
- Click Connect in the Console nav.
- Click Show Password and copy the connection string.
For more details, see Connect from any application.
Add a PostgreSQL data source in Looker Studio
- In Looker Studio, Create > Data Source.
- Search for and select the PostgreSQL connector, and authorize it.
- In the Basic section, fill in the fields using the details from your connection string.
For example, if your connection string is:
Bash psql 'postgresql://neondb_owner:AbC123dEf@ep-quiet-mountain-a1t1firv-pooler.ap-southeast-1.aws.neon.tech/neondb?sslmode=require&channel_binding=require'You would enter:
- Host name or IP:
ep-quiet-mountain-a1t1firv-pooler.ap-southeast-1.aws.neon.tech - Port (optional): Leave blank
- Database:
neondb - Username:
neondb_owner - Password:
AbC123dEf

- Host name or IP:
Configure SSL settings
- Ensure Enable SSL is checked.
- Leave Enable client authentication unchecked.
Upload the server certificate
- Download the
isrgrootx1.pemfile from https://letsencrypt.org/certs/isrgrootx1.pem. For more information about SSL certificates, see Connect to Neon securely. - In Looker Studio, upload the
isrgrootx1.pemfile using the Upload button next to the Server Certificate box.
- Download the
Authenticate
Click Authenticate to verify the connection. If successful, you will see your Neon tables listed in Looker Studio. In this example, there is one table listed: the
playing_with_neonexample table.
Connect
Click the Connect button in Looker Studio to view table details.

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