Explore your data

The explorer track: learn the fundamentals of Lightdash by querying Tables, building charts and dashboards, and sharing insights with your team.

This track is for people who consume data in Lightdash. It walks the explorer journey end to end: find your way around the content your team has already built, learn the metrics and dimensions that power every query, run your own explorations, and turn the results into charts and dashboards you can share.

Work through the steps below in order. You’ll start by exploring your content and getting to know metrics and dimensions, then query from Tables, share what you find, and finally build and use dashboards.

Video guides

If you prefer watching over reading, check out the videos below. These use data available in demo.lightdash.com, so you can follow along.

The videos are split into chapters, so you can jump to the part you need using the progress bar.

The first video covers the fundamentals of Lightdash: dashboards, charts, metrics, dimensions, and how to explore data on your own.

For advanced functionality — custom metrics, table calculations, advanced chart configuration, and more — check out the video below.