Report and analyze with Google Looker Studio#

Google Looker Studio (previously Data Studio) allows you to create reports and visualisations of the data in your Aiven for PostgreSQL® database, and combine these with data from many other data sources.

Variables#

These are the values you will need to connect to Google Looker Studio:

Variable

Description

HOSTNAME

Hostname for the PostgreSQL connection, from the service overview page

PORT

Port for the PostgreSQL connection, from the service overview page

DATABASE

Database Name for the PostgreSQL connection, from the service overview page

PASSWORD

avnadmin password, from the service overview page

Pre-requisites#

  1. You will need a Google account, to access Google Looker Studio.

  2. On the Aiven Console service page for your PostgreSQL database, download the CA certificate. The default filename is ca.pem.

Connect your Aiven for PostgreSQL data source to Google Looker Studio#

  1. Login to Google and open Google Looker Studio .

  2. Select Create and choose Data source.

  3. Fill in the requested information and agree to the Google terms and conditions.

  4. Select the PostgreSQL Google Connector.

  5. On the Basic tab, set

    • Host name to the HOSTNAME

    • Port: to the PORT

    • Database to the DATABASE

    • Username to avnadmin

    • Password to the PASSWORD

  6. Select Enable SSL and upload your server certificate file, ca.pem.

  7. Click AUTHENTICATE.

  8. Choose the table to be queried, or select CUSTOM QUERY to create an SQL query.

  9. Click CONNECT

You can then proceed to create reports and create visualisations.