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This page provides an overview of the steps you need to take to start a new Looker Studio Pro subscription.
Looker customers: Start here instead
Organizations that use Looker can receive complimentary Looker Studio Pro licenses. Select your version for instructions on how to subscribe and redeem these licenses:
You must have the Owner (roles/owner) or Looker Studio Pro Manager (roles/lookerstudio.proManager) IAM role on the Google Cloud project that you use for Looker Studio Pro.
You must have the resourcemanager.projects.updateLiens permission on the Google Cloud project that you use for Looker Studio Pro. This is required so that Google Cloud can create a lien on the Google Cloud project, which helps to prevent accidental deletion of your Looker Studio Pro assets.
Your organization must own the Google Cloud project that you use for Looker Studio Pro.
You must belong to the same organization that owns the Google Cloud project that is used for the subscription. (For example, you can't make someone who is outside your organization an owner on the project and have that outside user subscribe to Looker Studio Pro on behalf of the organization.)
The Google Cloud project that you use for Looker Studio Pro must not be in use for a Pro subscription.
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Select your version for instructions on how to subscribe and redeem these licenses:\n\u003e\n\u003e - [Looker (original)](/looker/docs/admin-panel-platform-lsp)\n\u003e - [Looker (Google Cloud core)](/looker/docs/looker-core-lsp)\n\nBefore you begin\n----------------\n\nTo set up a self-service subscription to Looker Studio Pro, you must meet all of the following requirements:\n\n- You must be a Google Workspace or Cloud Identity user with a [Managed Google account](https://support.google.com/work/android/answer/6371476) to subscribe to or use Looker Studio Pro.\n- You will need to provide a valid Google Cloud project that is linked to a billing account. [Learn how to set up a Google Cloud billing account](/billing/docs/how-to/create-billing-account).\n- You must have the **Owner** (`roles/owner`) or **Looker Studio Pro Manager** (`roles/lookerstudio.proManager`) IAM role on the Google Cloud project that you use for Looker Studio Pro.\n- You must have the `resourcemanager.projects.updateLiens` permission on the Google Cloud project that you use for Looker Studio Pro. This is required so that Google Cloud can create a [lien](/resource-manager/docs/project-liens) on the Google Cloud project, which helps to prevent accidental deletion of your Looker Studio Pro assets.\n\n | **Note:** The `resourcemanager.projects.updateLiens` permission is granted by the **Owner** , **Looker Studio Pro Manager** , and **Project Lien Modifier** roles. If you are creating custom roles to manage Looker Studio Pro, be sure to include this permission in the role.\n- Your organization must own the Google Cloud project that you use for Looker Studio Pro.\n\n | **Tip:** You can enable the **Trusted Orgs** feature to add users from other organizations to your Pro subscription. To enable the **Trusted Orgs** feature, follow these steps:\n | - Subscribe to Looker Studio Pro.\n | - Obtain a valid support contract.\n | - Submit a request to [Cloud Customer Care](/support) to enable the **Trusted Orgs** feature. You must include the customer domains and the customer organization IDs that you would like to add in your request.\n- You must belong to the same organization that owns the Google Cloud project that is used for the subscription. (For example, you can't make someone who is outside your organization an owner on the project and have that outside user subscribe to Looker Studio Pro on behalf of the organization.)\n\n- The Google Cloud project that you use for Looker Studio Pro must not be in use for a Pro subscription.\n\nFor more information about granting Cloud IAM roles, see the [Manage access to projects, folders, and organizations](/iam/docs/granting-changing-revoking-access) documentation page. You might also be able to get the required permissions through [custom roles](/iam/docs/creating-custom-roles) or other [predefined roles](/iam/docs/understanding-roles).\n| **Tip:** We recommend that you select or create a new project that is dedicated to Looker Studio Pro. [Learn more about selecting a Cloud project for Looker Studio Pro](/looker/docs/studio/step-1-select-a-google-cloud-project).\n\nWays to subscribe\n-----------------\n\nYou can subscribe to Looker Studio Pro in the following ways:\n\n- [From within Looker Studio](#subscribe-to-looker-studio-pro-from-looker-studio)\n- [From the Google Cloud console](#subscribe-to-looker-studio-pro-from-the-console)\n\n### Subscribe to Looker Studio Pro from Looker Studio\n\nTo subscribe to Looker Studio Pro from within the product, follow these steps:\n\n- [Sign in to Looker Studio](https://lookerstudio.google.com).\n- In the left navigation, click **Pro subscription**.\n- Click **Add subscription**.\n\n### Subscribe to Looker Studio Pro from the Google Cloud console\n\nTo subscribe to Looker Studio Pro from the Google Cloud console, follow these steps:\n\n- Navigate to the Looker Studio homepage: \u003chttps://console.cloud.google.com/looker-studio/home\u003e\n\n | **Note:** If you're a Looker user who is setting up a Looker Studio Pro subscription to make use of [complimentary licenses](/looker/docs/studio/complimentary-looker-studio-pro-licenses-offer-details), you will be automatically directed to the Looker Studio homepage in the Google Cloud console, and your Google Cloud project will be pre-selected.\n- If necessary, select the Google Cloud project to use with Looker Studio Pro.\n\n- Click **Get started**.\n\n| **Note:** Looker users who are setting up a Looker Studio Pro subscription can proceed to the steps that are described on the [Buy additional Looker Studio Pro licenses](/looker/docs/studio/step-3-buy-additional-looker-studio-pro-licenses) page.\n\nThe articles that follow give details for each of the subscription steps:\n\n- [Step 1: Select a Google Cloud project](/looker/docs/studio/step-1-select-a-google-cloud-project)\n- [Step 2: Add people to the subscription](/looker/docs/studio/step-2-add-people-to-the-subscription)\n- [Step 3: Buy additional Looker Studio Pro licenses](/looker/docs/studio/step-3-buy-additional-looker-studio-pro-licenses)"]]
