Looker Studio (formerly Data Studio) lets you build visual reports from your Google Cloud billing data. If you’ve exported billing data to BigQuery, you can easily connect it and create dashboards with charts, filters, and summaries.
📋 Step-by-Step Instructions
- Open Looker Studio.
- Click Blank Report to create a new report.
- Choose BigQuery as the data source.
- Select the project and dataset that contains your exported billing data.
- Use pre-built templates or drag-and-drop fields to build custom visualizations like pie charts, bar graphs, and tables.
✅ Expected Outcome
You’ll have an interactive report showing billing trends, resource costs, and service usage — great for understanding cloud spending and making informed budgeting decisions.
🛠️ Troubleshooting Tips
- Can’t connect to BigQuery? Make sure you have BigQuery Data Viewer and Billing Account Viewer roles.
- No billing data? Confirm your billing export to BigQuery is active and writing data to the selected dataset.
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🕓 Last Updated: April 2025