The following table gives an overview of the cookies used on Looker. Note: All cookies listed as "Looker" are first-party cookies. The remainder are third-party cookies. In addition, all cookies listed in the following table fall into the category of "necessary cookies."
Cookie details
| Cookie name | Cookie details | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looker | rack.session |
Session management, by default expires in 30 days, unless persistent sessions is disabled. | 30 days |
| Looker | ActionDispatch::Flash |
Embedded within the rack.session cookie. Used to pass messages or user metadata between pages. | Session |
| Looker | looker.expires_at |
Tracks when the user's session expires. | Session |
| Looker | looker.session_renewable |
Tracks if a user is logged in and if session is extendable. | Session |
| Looker | looker.trust.hint |
Tracks if user has selected Stay logged in. This is a trusted computer. |
5 years |
| Looker | looker.browser |
Used to track the number of unique browsers. | 3 years |
| Looker | CSRF-TOKEN |
Security. | Session |
| Looker | sqlRunnerLastConnectionName |
Tracks the name of the last SQL connection in SQL Runner. | Session |
| Looker | cookie_consent |
Tracks if a user has accepted the Cookie Policy. | 5 years |
| Looker | AUTH-MECHANISM-COOKIE |
Identifies the authorization method used by a user in the last session. | Session |
| Looker | looker.login_consent |
Tracks if a user has provided consent to log in to the instance | Maintained until the user has been authenticated, and is deleted once the user is authenticated. |
| Pendo | _pendo_accoundId.*_pendo_visitorId.*_pendo_meta.*active-contexts |
Used to provide contextual in-product messaging. | 100 days |
| Pendo | _pendo_launcher-closed.* |
Used to provide contextual in-product messaging. | 10 days |
| Pendo | log-enableddebug-enabled |
Used to provide contextual in-product messaging. | Session |
| Pendo | lastStepAdvancedlatestDismissedAutoAtfinalDismissedAutoAt |
Used to provide contextual in-product messaging. | ~10 seconds |
Controlling cookies and related technologies
Most web browsers are set to automatically accept cookies. Depending on your browser, you can set your browser to allow you to erase cookies on your computer, block cookies from your computer, or notify you when a cookie is stored on your computer. Refer to the help information (or similar) on your browser to learn more about how you can do this. If you choose to disable or otherwise block certain cookies, you may be unable to use or experience decreased functionality with parts of Looker. Your browser may also support functions to block or restrict pixel tags.
If you use different devices to access Looker, you will need to ensure that each browser of each device is set to your cookie preference.
More information on how to manage cookies is available at https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/. Note that Google Cloud has no affiliation with, and are not responsible for, this third-party website.
In addition, you may opt out from cookies by visiting the following websites and selecting which company cookies you would like to opt out from: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/#completed and https://www.youronlinechoices.com/. Note that Google Cloud has no affiliation with, and are not responsible for, these third-party websites.