# Get access to BigQuery
URL: https://docs.awellhealth.com/docs/data/getting-access

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.awellhealth.com/llms.txt).



How to access the BigQuery datasets depends on where the data gets explored: in Google's tooling, or in
the organization's own.

## BigQuery Studio, for working in Google's tooling [#bigquery-studio-for-working-in-googles-tooling]

Awell can invite an analyst to BigQuery Studio, where they discover, explore and analyze Awell datasets
using BigQuery's own interfaces.

**This requires a Google account** for each person who needs access.

This suits analysts who work in BigQuery directly, and anyone exploring a dataset before deciding what to
build on it.

## Service accounts, for connecting an external BI tool [#service-accounts-for-connecting-an-external-bi-tool]

**Use this to connect an external BI tool or data platform.** The service account provides credentials
for a secure, **read-only** connection between that tooling and the BigQuery datasets.

Read-only is deliberate: a BI tool can't alter care flow data.

## Awell provisions access on request [#awell-provisions-access-on-request]

Email [support@awellhealth.com](mailto:support@awellhealth.com) with the option needed and who needs
access.

## Next steps [#next-steps]

**Next:** [Data schema](/docs/data/data-schema) — read it before writing a first query.