---
title: "looker-run-look"
type: docs
weight: 1
description: >
  "looker-run-look" runs the query associated with a saved Look.
aliases:
- /resources/tools/looker-run-look
---

## About

The `looker-run-look` tool runs the query associated with a
saved Look.

It's compatible with the following sources:

- [looker](../../sources/looker.md)

`looker-run-look` takes one parameter, the `look_id`.

## Example

```yaml
kind: tools
name: run_look
type: looker-run-look
source: looker-source
description: |
  This tool executes the query associated with a saved Look and
  returns the resulting data in a JSON structure.

  Parameters:
  - look_id (required): The unique identifier of the Look to run,
    typically obtained from the `get_looks` tool.

  Output:
  The query results are returned as a JSON object.
```

## Reference

| **field**   | **type** | **required** | **description**                                    |
|-------------|:--------:|:------------:|----------------------------------------------------|
| type        |  string  |     true     | Must be "looker-run-look"                          |
| source      |  string  |     true     | Name of the source the SQL should execute on.      |
| description |  string  |     true     | Description of the tool that is passed to the LLM. |
