looker-get-dimensions

kind: tool
name: get_dimensions
type: looker-get-dimensions
source: looker-source
description: |
  This tool retrieves a list of dimensions defined within a specific Looker explore.
  Dimensions are non-aggregatable attributes or characteristics of your data
  (e.g., product name, order date, customer city) that can be used for grouping,
  filtering, or segmenting query results.

  Parameters:
  - model_name (required): The name of the LookML model, obtained from `get_models`.
  - explore_name (required): The name of the explore within the model, obtained from `get_explores`.

  Output Details:
  - If a dimension includes a `suggestions` field, its contents are valid values
    that can be used directly as filters for that dimension.
  - If a `suggest_explore` and `suggest_dimension` are provided, you can query
    that specified explore and dimension to retrieve a list of valid filter values.
  - If a dimension includes a `value_format` or `value_format_name` field, it
    describes how the dimension's values should be displayed (for example as a
    currency amount or a percentage). Format any values returned for that
    dimension accordingly instead of reporting the raw number.

{
  "name": "field name",
  "description": "field description",
  "type": "field type",
  "label": "field label",
  "label_short": "field short label",
  "tags": ["tags", ...],
  "synonyms": ["synonyms", ...],
  "suggestions": ["suggestion", ...],
  "suggest_explore": "explore",
  "suggest_dimension": "dimension",
  "value_format": "excel style format string",
  "value_format_name": "named value format"
}