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What can you do with it?

Manage and interact with Tableau Server/Online, including retrieving workbooks, datasources, views, and users, as well as publishing content, managing permissions, and querying data from visualizations.

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How to use it?

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Basic Command Structure

/your-tableau-connection [action] [required-parameters] [optional-parameters]

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Parameters

Required:

  • action - The operation to perform (get-users, get-workbooks, get-workbook, get-datasources, get-projects, get-views, publish-workbook, publish-datasource, update-workbook, download-workbook, download-datasource, get-permissions, create-project, query-view-data)

Optional:

  • workbook-id - Tableau workbook ID
  • datasource-id - Tableau datasource ID
  • project-id - Tableau project ID
  • view-id - Tableau view ID

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Tools

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Get Users

Retrieve users on the site

Parameters:

  • No additional parameters required

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: get-users

Response:

{
  "users": {
    "user": [
      {
        "id": "user-789",
        "name": "john.doe",
        "fullName": "John Doe",
        "email": "john@example.com",
        "siteRole": "Creator",
        "locale": "en_US",
        "language": "en"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Get Workbooks

Retrieve a list of workbooks on the site

Parameters:

  • No additional parameters required

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: get-workbooks

Response:

{
  "workbooks": {
    "workbook": [
      {
        "id": "workbook-123",
        "name": "Sales Dashboard",
        "description": "Monthly sales performance dashboard",
        "contentUrl": "SalesDashboard",
        "showTabs": true,
        "size": 2048576,
        "createdAt": "2025-01-15T12:34:56Z",
        "updatedAt": "2025-01-15T14:20:00Z",
        "project": {
          "id": "project-456",
          "name": "Sales Analytics"
        },
        "owner": {
          "id": "user-789",
          "name": "John Doe"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Get Workbook by ID

Retrieve a specific workbook by its ID

Parameters:

  • workbook-id (required) - The workbook ID to retrieve

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: get-workbook
workbook-id: workbook-123

Response:

{
  "workbook": {
    "id": "workbook-123",
    "name": "Sales Dashboard",
    "description": "Monthly sales performance dashboard",
    "contentUrl": "SalesDashboard",
    "showTabs": true,
    "size": 2048576,
    "createdAt": "2025-01-15T12:34:56Z",
    "updatedAt": "2025-01-15T14:20:00Z",
    "project": {
      "id": "project-456",
      "name": "Sales Analytics"
    },
    "owner": {
      "id": "user-789",
      "name": "John Doe"
    },
    "views": {
      "view": [
        {
          "id": "view-111",
          "name": "Sales Overview",
          "contentUrl": "SalesOverview"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Get Datasources

Retrieve a list of datasources on the site

Parameters:

  • No additional parameters required

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: get-datasources

Response:

{
  "datasources": {
    "datasource": [
      {
        "id": "datasource-123",
        "name": "Sales Data",
        "description": "Customer and sales transaction data",
        "contentUrl": "SalesData",
        "type": "sqlserver",
        "size": 10485760,
        "createdAt": "2025-01-10T09:00:00Z",
        "updatedAt": "2025-01-15T08:30:00Z",
        "project": {
          "id": "project-456",
          "name": "Sales Analytics"
        },
        "owner": {
          "id": "user-789",
          "name": "John Doe"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Get Projects

Retrieve a list of projects on the site

Parameters:

  • No additional parameters required

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: get-projects

Response:

{
  "projects": {
    "project": [
      {
        "id": "project-456",
        "name": "Sales Analytics",
        "description": "Sales team analytics and reporting",
        "contentPermissions": "ManagedByOwner",
        "parentProjectId": "project-000",
        "owner": {
          "id": "user-789",
          "name": "John Doe"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Get Views

Retrieve views (sheets/dashboards) from workbooks

Parameters:

  • No additional parameters required

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: get-views

Response:

{
  "views": {
    "view": [
      {
        "id": "view-111",
        "name": "Sales Overview",
        "contentUrl": "SalesOverview",
        "viewUrlName": "SalesOverview",
        "createdAt": "2025-01-15T12:34:56Z",
        "updatedAt": "2025-01-15T14:20:00Z",
        "workbook": {
          "id": "workbook-123",
          "name": "Sales Dashboard"
        },
        "project": {
          "id": "project-456",
          "name": "Sales Analytics"
        },
        "owner": {
          "id": "user-789",
          "name": "John Doe"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Publish Workbook

Publish a workbook to Tableau Server/Online

Parameters:

  • workbook-name (required) - Name for the workbook
  • project-id (required) - Target project ID
  • show-tabs (optional) - Whether to show tabs

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: publish-workbook
workbook-name: New Sales Dashboard
project-id: project-456
show-tabs: true

Response:

{
  "workbook": {
    "id": "workbook-456",
    "name": "New Sales Dashboard",
    "contentUrl": "NewSalesDashboard",
    "showTabs": true,
    "size": 1048576,
    "createdAt": "2025-01-15T16:00:00Z",
    "updatedAt": "2025-01-15T16:00:00Z",
    "project": {
      "id": "project-456",
      "name": "Sales Analytics"
    },
    "owner": {
      "id": "user-789",
      "name": "John Doe"
    }
  }
}

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Publish Datasource

Publish a datasource to Tableau Server/Online

Parameters:

  • datasource-name (required) - Name for the datasource
  • project-id (required) - Target project ID

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: publish-datasource
datasource-name: Customer Data
project-id: project-456

Response:

{
  "datasource": {
    "id": "datasource-456",
    "name": "Customer Data",
    "contentUrl": "CustomerData",
    "type": "tdsx",
    "size": 2097152,
    "createdAt": "2025-01-15T16:30:00Z",
    "updatedAt": "2025-01-15T16:30:00Z",
    "project": {
      "id": "project-456",
      "name": "Sales Analytics"
    },
    "owner": {
      "id": "user-789",
      "name": "John Doe"
    }
  }
}

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Update Workbook

Update workbook properties

Parameters:

  • workbook-id (required) - The workbook ID to update
  • workbook-name (optional) - New name for the workbook
  • description (optional) - New description
  • show-tabs (optional) - Whether to show tabs
  • project-id (optional) - New project ID

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: update-workbook
workbook-id: workbook-123
workbook-name: Updated Sales Dashboard
description: Updated monthly sales performance dashboard
show-tabs: false
project-id: project-789

Response:

{
  "workbook": {
    "id": "workbook-123",
    "name": "Updated Sales Dashboard",
    "description": "Updated monthly sales performance dashboard",
    "contentUrl": "UpdatedSalesDashboard",
    "showTabs": false,
    "project": {
      "id": "project-789",
      "name": "Marketing Analytics"
    }
  }
}

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Download Workbook

Download a workbook file

Parameters:

  • workbook-id (required) - The workbook ID to download

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: download-workbook
workbook-id: workbook-123

Response:

{
  "status": 200,
  "headers": {
    "Content-Type": "application/octet-stream",
    "Content-Disposition": "attachment; filename=\"SalesDashboard.twbx\""
  },
  "output": "[Binary workbook content]"
}

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Download Datasource

Download a datasource file

Parameters:

  • datasource-id (required) - The datasource ID to download

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: download-datasource
datasource-id: datasource-123

Response:

{
  "status": 200,
  "headers": {
    "Content-Type": "application/octet-stream",
    "Content-Disposition": "attachment; filename=\"SalesData.tdsx\""
  },
  "output": "[Binary datasource content]"
}

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Get Workbook Permissions

Get permissions for a workbook

Parameters:

  • workbook-id (required) - The workbook ID to get permissions for

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: get-permissions
workbook-id: workbook-123

Response:

{
  "permissions": {
    "workbook": {
      "id": "workbook-123",
      "name": "Sales Dashboard"
    },
    "granteeCapabilities": [
      {
        "user": {
          "id": "user-789",
          "name": "john.doe"
        },
        "capabilities": {
          "capability": [
            {
              "name": "Read",
              "mode": "Allow"
            },
            {
              "name": "Write",
              "mode": "Allow"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

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Create Project

Create a new project on the site

Parameters:

  • project-name (required) - Name for the new project
  • description (optional) - Project description
  • content-permissions (optional) - Content permissions setting
  • parent-project-id (optional) - Parent project ID

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: create-project
project-name: Finance Analytics
description: Financial reporting and analytics
content-permissions: ManagedByOwner
parent-project-id: project-000

Response:

{
  "project": {
    "id": "project-999",
    "name": "Finance Analytics",
    "description": "Financial reporting and analytics",
    "contentPermissions": "ManagedByOwner",
    "parentProjectId": "project-000",
    "owner": {
      "id": "user-789",
      "name": "John Doe"
    }
  }
}

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Query View Data

Query data from a view using CSV format

Parameters:

  • view-id (required) - The view ID to query data from
  • format (optional) - Data format (default: csv)
  • max-age (optional) - Maximum age for cached data

Example:

/your-tableau-connection
action: query-view-data
view-id: view-111
format: csv
max-age: 60

Response:

{
  "status": 200,
  "headers": {
    "Content-Type": "text/csv"
  },
  "output": "Date,Sales,Region\n2025-01-01,10000,North\n2025-01-01,15000,South\n2025-01-02,12000,North"
}

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Notes

Tableau API supports various query parameters including fields, filter, sort, pageSize, and pageNumber for pagination. Publishing operations require multipart/form-data with both JSON metadata and file content. Downloaded files are returned as binary content with appropriate headers.