Actian Data Observability : Connect to Data : Data Connectors : Google BigQuery
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Google BigQuery
  1. Go to Google BigQuery and locate your project: Google Big Query/<project>/<dataset>
  2. Click on Share or Add Member.
  3. In the New Member field, enter the Actian Data Observability-provided service account. Please note each Actian Data Observability tenant has a unique service account, so be sure to follow the instructions here to obtain your specific service account and the necessary permissions it requires.
  4. Assign the following roles to the service account:

    Role: BigQuery -> BigQuery Data Viewer

    Role: BigQuery -> BigQuery Metadata Viewer
  5. Save the settings.
  6. Once the prerequisites are completed, navigate to Actian Data Observability. Click on the +Add button, select the BigQuery icon, and enter your Project and Dataset information.
Last modified date: 02/20/2026