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Version 4.0.25.14 (latest)
Get the query for a given query slug.
This returns the query for the 'slug' in a query share URL.
The 'slug' is a randomly chosen short string that is used as an alternative to the query's id value
for use in URLs etc. This method exists as a convenience to help you use the API to 'find' queries that
have been created using the Looker UI.
You can use the Looker explore page to build a query and then choose the 'Share' option to
show the share url for the query. Share urls generally look something like 'https://looker.yourcompany/x/vwGSbfc'.
The trailing 'vwGSbfc' is the share slug. You can pass that string to this api method to get details about the query.
Those details include the 'id' that you can use to run the query. Or, you can copy the query body
(perhaps with your own modification) and use that as the basis to make/run new queries.
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