In my report, I use a formula like this in a table:
HYPERLINK(URL_Field, IMAGE(Image_URL, "icon"))
It used to work, but now it redirects to https://lookerstudio.google.com/u/0/ when someone clicks the image. The image shows fine, and I use Owner’s credentials for all data sources.
If I switch to a text hyperlink (HYPERLINK(URL_Field, "Go to the URL")), it works normally.
This is now happening across reports for multiple users. Has anyone else seen this? Is it a recent bug?
I’m seeing the exact same issue across several dashboards.
I use hyperlinks with image fields as clickable links (e.g. thumbnails linking to full-size images), and they worked fine. But now, clicking any of them just redirects to the Looker Studio homepage (https://lookerstudio.google.com/), instead of opening the intended URL.
Text-based link fields still work fine. But when I try to use those with images, the output looks strange — like it’s duplicating the link. For example, I’ll see something like: “https://Picture1.comhttps://Picture1.com” instead of just a clean image link, as before.
It feels like a recent update might have introduced a few bugs in how Looker Studio handles hyperlinks, especially with images.
Hope you get some clarity on this - you’re definitely not the only one affected.
I’m experiencing the same issue. I also noticed that the alt tag contains the value of the url but is also prepended with two spaces, which seems weird. Perhaps this is invalidating the url and the reason why links are broken.
This behavior is a known issue in Looker Studio where clickable images inside HYPERLINK() formulas are now resolving to the report root (/u/0) instead of the target URL. It started appearing after recent updates to the rendering engine. There’s no setting you can change to fix it right now — the current workaround is to use text hyperlinks or place the image in a separate table column and make the text column the clickable link. I’d recommend filing feedback via Help > Report a problem in Looker Studio so it’s tracked by the product team, and include a sample report link showing the issue.
