Using params combined with Linking API report generation

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I am trying to combine the Linking API ability to create a Looker Studio report based on a template with the ability to pass parameters in the URL for a report.

The background is that I have developed a reporting tool for a large database with data for many users/clients, and I would like to be able to generate a report for a dedicated user/client via the API.

I have accomplished the following:

-Use Linking API to create a report based on a template report

-Pass parameter values via the params keyword(?) in the URL to an existing report to show the report based on the parameter values.

But I cannot seem to combine the two. Linking API documentation does not provide any information on this, so I am wondering, if I am trying to do something which is not possible?

Has anyone been able to accomplish something like this?

Thanks a lot in advance for any feed-back

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As far as I can tell, this isn’t possible.

The Linking API creates a new report, and you can’t use URL parameters to pre-filter a new report.

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