Tableau

Tableau Workbooks API

Publish, query, update, delete, and download workbooks. Workbooks contain one or more views (sheets, dashboards, or stories) and can connect to one or more data sources.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Analytics & BI Management BC-610.50

Operations 16

GET /sites/{site-id}/workbooks Tableau Query Workbooks for Site #
GET /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id} Tableau Query Workbook #
PUT /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id} Tableau Update Workbook #
DELETE /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id} Tableau Delete Workbook #
GET /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id}/connections Tableau Query Workbook Connections #
GET /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id}/content Tableau Download Workbook #
GET /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id}/previewImage Tableau Query Workbook Preview Image #
GET /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id}/views Tableau Query Views for Workbook #
POST /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id}/publish Tableau Publish Workbook #
GET /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id}/tags Tableau Query Workbook Tags #
PUT /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id}/tags Tableau Add Tags to Workbook #
DELETE /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id}/tags/{tag-name} Tableau Delete Tag From Workbook #
GET /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id}/revisions Tableau Get Workbook Revisions #
GET /sites/{site-id}/users/{user-id}/workbooks Tableau Query Workbooks for User #
GET /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id}/permissions Tableau Query Workbook Permissions #
PUT /sites/{site-id}/workbooks/{workbook-id}/permissions Tableau Add Workbook Permissions #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api.htm
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Authentication
https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_concepts_auth.htm
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GettingStarted
https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_get_started_tutorial_part_1.htm
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APIReference
https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_ref.htm

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tableau/refs/heads/main/openapi/tableau-workbooks-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/tableau/rest-api-samples

Code Examples

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CodeExamples
https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_samples.htm

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tableau/refs/heads/main/json-schema/tableau-workbook-schema.json

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tableau/refs/heads/main/json-ld/tableau-context.jsonld
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Versioning
https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_concepts_versions.htm
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ChangeLog
https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_whats_new.htm
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SDKs
https://tableau.github.io/server-client-python/

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OpenAPI Specification

tableau-workbooks-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 3.24.0
  title: Tableau REST Workbooks API
  description: The Tableau REST API allows you to manage and change Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud resources programmatically using HTTP. You can use the REST API to manage sites, projects, workbooks, views, data sources, users, groups, permissions, schedules, subscriptions, and more.
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.tableau.com/legal
  termsOfService: https://www.tableau.com/legal
  contact:
    name: Tableau Developer Support
    url: https://www.tableau.com/support
servers:
- url: https://{server}/api/{api-version}
  description: Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud
  variables:
    server:
      default: 10ax.online.tableau.com
      description: The hostname of your Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud site. For Tableau Cloud, use the pod URL (e.g., 10ax.online.tableau.com). For Tableau Server, use your server hostname.
    api-version:
      default: '3.24'
      description: The version of the REST API to use. The API version corresponds to the version of Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud.
      enum:
      - '3.24'
      - '3.23'
      - '3.22'
      - '3.21'
      - '3.20'
      - '3.19'
security:
- TableauAuth: []
tags:


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