The API Explorer extension can be manually installed and run with a Looker instance using the following steps:
- create a new LookML project called
apix
- create a new model. In
apix.model
, put:connection: "<any valid connection name>"
- Use the contents of the linked
manifest.lkml
as the project'smanifest.lkml
. Thehttp://localhost:30000
url is for the optional API Explorer file server - save all changes and deploy to production
- in the root of
sdk-codegen
:
yarn && yarn build && yarn dev:xapix
- on the Looker web page, click
Browse|API Explorer
to view the API Explorer