Apigee API hub
Feature
Unified MCP Proxy Configuration in API hub (Preview)
API hub allows you to create and deploy Model Context Protocol (MCP) discovery proxies. Select specific API operations from your registered catalog, bundle them into an MCP server, and automatically deploy them as discovery proxies in your Apigee project. This feature eliminates the need to manually author MCP specifications in Apigee.
This feature is in Public Preview. For more information, see Manage MCP proxies.
Bigtable
Feature
You can use Aerospike migration tools to migrate data from Aerospike to Bigtable with minimal or zero downtime. This feature is available in Preview. For more information, see Migrate Aerospike to Bigtable.
Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Change
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is now generally available
Our most cost-efficient Gemini model, 3.1 Flash-Lite, is out of preview and is now generally available. For technical information on this model, see the model information card.
Looker
Announcement
Looker 26.8 is expected to include the following changes, features, and fixes:
- Expected Looker (original) deployment start: Sunday, May 10, 2026
- Expected Looker (original) final deployment and download available: Monday, May 25, 2026
- Expected Looker (Google Cloud core) deployment start: Monday, May 11, 2026
- Expected Looker (Google Cloud core) final deployment: Monday, May 25, 2026
Feature
The ability for dashboard editors to set default row and column limits for dashboard tile downloads and for dashboard viewers to choose to edit these values when downloading the tile is now generally available.
Feature
Available in preview, you can create and use Conversational Analytics data agents on user-defined dashboards. Conversational Analytics uses the Production Mode of content when querying Looker dashboards.
Feature
Available in preview, you can publish the Conversational Analytics data agents that you create in Looker to Gemini Enterprise. All users who have the save_agents permission will be granted the publish_agent_externally permission.
Feature
The approximate parameter is now supported on Snowflake connections.
Change
Conversational Analytics now supports querying Looker Explores in Development Mode.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where Looker could use an aggregate table of incorrect granularity if the SQL of a dimension was defined by using Liquid and if aggregate awareness was enabled. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where users who don’t have the see_user_dashboards permission could get a 404 error when viewing the Looker home page. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where only admins could use the Unlock Branch feature. This feature is now available to LookML developers.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where the sync_lookml_dashboard API endpoint was not compatible with tabbed dashboards. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
The generic error message that Looker produces when BigQuery OAuth connections are being tested has been updated to encourage checking the correct root cause, such as context-aware access restrictions. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where enabling Admin Assistant could have no effect. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where Conversational Analytics could not be used when an IP allowlist was enabled.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where appending the string /edit to an Explore URL could incorrectly change the Explore UI to the legacy Explore UI. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
The Page breaks between tabs option no longer appears on dashboards that don’t have any tabs. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where enabling totals on a query with a period-over-period measure could cause Looker to return a 500 error. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where Looker could incorrectly display string filter options for a time timeframe instead of datetime filter options. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where the Select All button on dashboards filters could appear even if the filter was not populated. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where LookML projects that contained the string “self-service” were incorrectly hidden in the Manage LookML Projects UI. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where navigating dialogs with the Tab key could cause the user to unexpectedly exit the dialog. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where updating dashboard filters could fail to update linked child filters. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where Looker could fail to save Markdown files that were edited in the Looker IDE. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where clearing numeric input fields on the Content Guardrails admin page caused Looker to input a zero that would be appended to subsequent user input. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where clicking links inside an iframe could result in a 401 or 403 error when cookieless embed was enabled. This feature now performs as expected.
Fixed
An issue has been fixed where LookML dashboards could fail to appear on the home page. This feature now performs as expected.
Feature
The Conversational Analytics Advanced Analytics feature, formerly known as the Code Interpreter, is now generally available.
Source: Google Cloud Platform
