When creating a BigQuery Custom Query data source we are able to create the data source, add calc fields and explore the data. Once we go back to the table listing our data sources the new source shows up but then disappears shortly there after and never returns.
We first noticed this happening yesterday (6/11) and the issue continues to persist today (6/12). How can we resolve this as it is preventing us from creating necessary reports. I do see previous reports of this same issue.
We are encountering the same problem. We had a couple of Data Sources created early yesterday (6/11) finally appear in the listing. However the same problem appears to persist today - a newly created Data Source appears in the listing briefly, then disappears. The recently created Data Sources are also available when creating we try to add them to a report.
Been having a similar problem all day! Haven’t been able to create any new global data sources or reports—they show up for a while and disappear on refresh—adding calculated fields seems to only work (temporarily) inside graphs, next refresh the report is just gone. None of the connectors seem to be working for me. No error messages or logs either.
I am experiencing the same issue with disappearing data sources. My reports are connected to a MySQL database hosted on my web hosting account. Although I successfully connected the data source multiple times, both the data source and the report would disappear from my Looker Studio workspace while I was building the report.
By chance, I discovered a temporary workaround. I copied the report URL and saved it as a shortcut on my desktop. Whenever I open the report using this saved link, both the report and its data source are accessible and function normally, even though they do not appear in my Looker Studio workspace.
I have tested this method several times, and it has worked consistently. If you are facing the same issue, you may want to try this workaround so that you can continue developing your reports until the Looker Studio team resolves the problem.
Thank you for the suggestion @azharmujib . Will give it a try. It breaks the way we like to create these data sources but to get something working I’m open to anything!
Hi all, the issue has been mitigated. Newly create datasources will now show up correctly. We are working on recovering datasources created between 6/10 and now. Will update the thread once recovered.
I have a number of Google accounts in which I have created various reports using Data Studio and where the interactive reports are embedded in the websites associated with these Google accounts. While all the accounts are important, the one account that is most important to me represents a tremendous amount of work that I have done for a website that I created and curate. I have not worked for about 1 month in this site or on the Data Studio reports that integrated into the website. If I now go to the website, all the reports created with Data Studio and integrated into the website are working, but if I launch Data Studio for these reports to make changes to the reports, the reports all show a “Missing Data Source” error message. If I launch Data Studio for the other websites for which I have created reports using Data Studio, the reports are fine and I can make changes. I am desperate to be able to access the reports in Data Studio for the one that is not working. I would appreciate any assistance that can be provided. Thank you!
The data source disappearance issue from June appears to have recurred (late August 2026). Data sources I own no longer appear on the home page Data sources tab or in search, but direct URLs still work. In Resource → Manage added data sources, the edit pencil is greyed out even though I’m the owner — consistent with the ownership-metadata breakage reported in June.
For anyone stuck without saved URLs, here’s a workaround to recover them, since reports still load normally:
Open any report that uses the missing data source.
Press Ctrl+Shift+I (DevTools) → Network tab → reload the page.
Press Ctrl+F inside the Network panel and search for datasourceId — the batchedData requests contain it.
Copy the UUID and open https://datastudio.google.com/datasources/{ID} (insert /u/N/ after the domain if you’re signed into multiple accounts).
Bookmark it. Note: requests fire per report page, so click through each tab — and only sources actually used by a chart or control will appear, so cross-check against Manage added data sources.
Google team — can you confirm whether this is a recurrence of the June 10–13 indexing issue, and whether affected sources will be re-indexed as before?
