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Checked for Metabase on 1 Nov 2026
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- https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/questions/visualizations/drill-through
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Drill through definition Report an error
“Drill-through lets you explore data in your Metabase by clicking a chart, a column header, or a table cell. Each click opens a menu with options like Filter by this value, See these records, Break out by, and Zoom in.”
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Drill through requires query permissions Report an error
“Drill-through requires query-building permissions. You must have permission to create queries on the underlying data to see the drill-through menu.”
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Drill through non destructive Report an error
“Drill-through creates a new question without overwriting or modifying your original question.”
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Drill through types Report an error
“Results-based drill-through: Metabase takes the data in the query result and filters, distributes, or otherwise transforms it. Example options include Filter by this value, Distribution, and Sort.”
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Query rewriting drill through builder only Report an error
“Query-rewriting drill-through: Metabase modifies your query. Example options include See these records, Break out by, and Zoom in. You can only perform query-rewriting drill-through on questions built with the query builder.”
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Native sql results drill only Report an error
“When you write a query with the native SQL editor, Metabase runs your query but doesn’t parse it. It can modify the results, but it can’t modify the query itself. This means you can use results-based drill-through, but not query-rewriting drill-through.”
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Native sql drill requires saved question Report an error
“To use drill-through on a native SQL question, you must save the question.”
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Native sql custom click behavior Report an error
“Drill-through can’t rewrite a native SQL query, but you can still make a native SQL chart interactive using custom click behavior. Add the question to a dashboard, and set a click behavior on the card.”
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Custom click behavior targets Report an error
“It can send you to another question, dashboard, external URL, or update a filter on the current dashboard.”
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Transforms enable full drill through Report an error
“If you need native SQL but also want to use the full drill-through menu, write your SQL query as a transform and build the user-facing question with the query builder.”
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Transform permissions required Report an error
“To create transforms, you must have transform permissions. If you use Metabase Cloud, you must also have the transform add-on.”
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Drill through embedding support Report an error
“Authenticated modular embedding Full drill-through, scoped to the user’s permissions”
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Guest embeds no drill through Report an error
“Guest modular embeds No drill-through”
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Full app embedding drill through Report an error
“Full app embedding Full drill-through”
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Public embeds no drill through Report an error
“Public embeds No drill-through”
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Drill through disable setting Report an error
“To turn off drill-through in modular embedding, use the Allow people to drill through on data points setting when you create the embed.”
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Sdk plugins customize drill through Report an error
“Use modular embedding SDK plugins to customize some drill-through menu options and click behavior in embedded apps.”
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Drill through alternatives Report an error
“Custom click behavior: Send users to another question, dashboard, external URL, or update a filter on the current dashboard”
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Cross filtering Report an error
“Cross-filtering: Update a filter on cards across a dashboard”
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Legend item drill series wide Report an error
“Drill-through on a legend item applies to the entire series, not just one data point.”
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Drag to filter range Report an error
“On a time series or other chart with a continuous axis, click and drag across a range to filter the question to those values.”
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Table column header options Report an error
“Filter by this column Any column”
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Automatic insights xrays Report an error
“Automatic insights Summarized queries, when X-rays are enabled”
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Zoom in support Report an error
“Zoom in Histograms, binned charts, and maps”
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