Tableau Desktop · GraphQL Specification

Tableau Desktop GraphQL API

Discover and query metadata about Tableau content using GraphQL, including workbooks, data sources, flows, and lineage information.

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Overview

Tableau Desktop GraphQL API is a GraphQL API specification published by Tableau Desktop on the APIs.io network.

Discover and query metadata about Tableau content using GraphQL, including workbooks, data sources, flows, and lineage information.

The GraphQL endpoint is available at https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/. documentation is published at https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/index.html.

The specification includes 2 reference links.

Tagged areas include Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, and Desktop Application.

Endpoint

https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/

References

Related API Specs

Tableau Desktop Authentication API (OpenAPI) Tableau Desktop Data Sources API (OpenAPI) Tableau Desktop Projects API (OpenAPI) Tableau Desktop Server API (OpenAPI) Tableau Desktop Sites API (OpenAPI) Tableau Desktop Users API (OpenAPI) Tableau Desktop Workbooks API (OpenAPI)
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