While looking for a solution to my problem, I landed with Google Data Studio (GDS). Have you ever heard of GDS? Lucky you! Many people don’t even know that such a powerful tool exists and that it’s for free. Some years ago I was playing around with GDS for analyzing our Google Analytics data that we had gathered from the usage of our Android App. That’s exactly where GDS originates. It was designed as a simple but handy tool to dig through your Google Analytics data.
This article will explain some common use cases of data inside Google Data Studio and elaborate on how they impact your code and how data is being retrieved from your custom API. It may help you to decide whether to stick with your current solution or start implementing a custom connector for Google Data Studio.
Source: Thoughts on building a custom connector for Google Data Studio
