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How to create a data source in Google Data Studio

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Johan Chemin

September 30, 2022

| Lastest update

July 1, 2025

Create a data source on Google Data Studio:

How to create your first Google Data Studio data sources ?

Quick steps to create a report with Google Sheets:

You can easiliy create a report following this step :

Get informations from the data integration from our connector.
Create a source on catchr.io.
Download our Google Sheets extensions.
Configure and run your request

If you need more informations, you can follow the tutorial.

How to install Google Sheets Catchr Add-on.

To start exporting your data to Google Sheets, you need to install the Catchr add-on. You currently have two options :

Option A: Via the marketplace:

Visit the Catchr Add-on page on the Google Workspace Marketplace and click "Install."
Grant the necessary permissions for the add-on.
Upon successful installation, open a Google Sheets to proceed.

Connect Google Sheet to Facebook Ads — Install Catchr Google Sheets Add-on

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Option B: Directly within a Google Sheets:

Open a new Google Sheets.
In the top menu, click "Extensions", then hover over "Add-ons" and select "Get add-ons."
Search for "Catchr" and choose "Catchr - data connector."
Click "Install" and grant the required permissions.
Close the installation pop-up when completed.
Start using the Catchr add-on.

Install Catchr Add-on for Google Sheets

Once you have installed the add-on, you can start making requests.

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Quick steps to create a report with Looker Studio:

You can easiliy create a report following this step :

Get informations from the data integration from our connector.
Create a datasource and new report on Looker Studio.
Choose your metrics and dimensions.
Use charts with your metrics and dimensions.

If you need more informations, you can follow the tutorial. You can also find a template for at the end of the page.

Quick steps to create a report with PowerBI:

You can easiliy create a report following this step :

Get informations from the data integration from our connector.
Create a source on catchr.io.
Configure your request on the PowerBI request manager.
Copy the given URL in PowerBI

If you need more informations, you can follow the tutorial. You can also find a template for at the end of the page.

Start analyzing your data with a Looker Studio template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Looker Studio — 100+ available templates!

See all the Looker Studio templates

Start analyzing your data with a Looker Studio template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Looker Studio — 100+ available templates!

See all the Looker Studio templates

Start analyzing your data with a Power BI template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Power BI — 20+ available templates!

See all the Power BI templates

Start analyzing your data with a Power BI template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Power BI — 20+ available templates!

See all the Power BI templates

Start analyzing your data with a Google Sheets template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Google Sheets — 20+ available templates!

See all the Google Sheets templates

Start analyzing your data with a Google Sheets template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Google Sheets — 20+ available templates!

See all the Google Sheets templates

Create a data source on Google Data Studio:

The first thing you have to do on Google Data Studio is to create a data source.

This will allow you to create a bridge between your data on a platform like Facebook Ads and Google Data Studio.

Once it is done, you will be able to create reports and explore your data thanks to a great and easy user interface.

How to create your first Google Data Studio data sources ?

Go to Google Data Studio home page and follow those step :

Click on “Create” then “Data Source”.

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Search for “Catchr” in the search bar and select the connector you wish to use :

Pass through the authorization step, the first one allows Catchr to connect to your Google Data Studio account, the second one allows Google Data Studio to access the platform.

Choose your networks and account then choose your configuration :

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The configuration allows you to manage attribution settings for the data source. Either you configure the left column for the entire data sources or you check the right column and let editor manage the attribution for each component of the future report.

And your data source is now created ! You can explore the different fields available for this platform here.
You can start creating a report by clicking on the “Create report” button on the top right corner. If you uncheck the “Use report template for new reports” option on the previous page, you will start from scratch, otherwise, you will start with a template given by the connector provider.

You can find more template on our Template section and feel free to ask for help on our chat box =).

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In this template, you will find all the metrics and dimensions you would need to get a better view of your data.

If you need more templates, you could look at our looker studio template gallery.

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In this template, you will find all the metrics and dimensions you would need to get a better view of your data thank to our integrations.

If you need more templates, you could look at our PowerBI template gallery.

Start analyzing your data with a Looker Studio template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Looker Studio — 100+ available templates!

See all the Looker Studio templates

Start analyzing your data with a Looker Studio template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Looker Studio — 100+ available templates!

See all the Looker Studio templates

Start analyzing your data with a Power BI template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Power BI — 20+ available templates!

See all the Power BI templates

Start analyzing your data with a Power BI template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Power BI — 20+ available templates!

See all the Power BI templates

Start analyzing your data with a Google Sheets template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Google Sheets — 20+ available templates!

See all the Google Sheets templates

Start analyzing your data with a Google Sheets template

Catchr provides free dashboard templates to help you start analyzing your data on Google Sheets — 20+ available templates!

See all the Google Sheets templates

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