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Work with the full picture
Gain a comprehensive view your data with dbt Explorer for a faster, more unified, and truly informed workflow.

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Discover and optimize your data with dbt Explorer
dbt Explorer helps teams visualize dependencies, trace data lineage, and optimize performance—so you can spend less time untangling pipelines and more time delivering value.
Watch how lineage tracking, usage insights, and performance monitoring help teams understand and improve their dbt projects—faster.
A new knowledge base for better data
Gain unprecedented insight into your data’s documentation and lineage. dbt Explorer allows teams to easily explore the status and relationships of their dbt assets in a user-friendly interface.
See context in one place
Quickly view the lineage and status of your team’s dbt assets without leaving dbt Cloud.
Reuse — don’t rebuild
Increase productivity by letting developers easily discover and reuse existing assets.
Troubleshoot quickly
Save time on troubleshooting by allowing your team to quickly trace the location of issues.
See your dbt projects in action
Experience the next generation knowledge base for dbt Cloud. It’s performant at scale and makes it easy to understand key information like the owners, relationships, and status of data products and assets.


Ensure data you can trust
Quickly identify the potential downstream impacts of table changes or work backwards to determine the root cause of any issues. dbt Explorer offers the insights needed to tackle data quality proactively and maintain trust in data.
Optimize performance, reduce costs
Optimize spend by allowing your team to quickly discover and re-use what’s already been built — in your project or others. Powerful search and auto-generated lineage enable rapid exploration and iteration.
Use recommendations and model performance evaluator to automate documentation, test coverage, and identify areas for model optimization.


Gain full visibility into your data pipeline
dbt Explorer is embedded into dbt Cloud and provides an organized, quickly accessible, and user-friendly interface for lineage and documentation, all in a centralized place.
Want to learn more?
Check out these resources to find out how dbt Cloud can help your teams make data quality automatic.
Become an Explorer expert
Learn five tips and tricks for getting the most out of dbt Explorer.
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