# Tableau **Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/tableau/ **Website:** https://www.tableau.com/developer **APIs profiled:** 25 Tableau is a visual analytics platform transforming the way we use data to solve problems—empowering people and organizations to make the most of their data. ## Kin Score — 46.6 / 100 (developing) Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 46.6). | Facet | Score | |---|---| | Discoverability | 63.0 | | Contract Quality | 73.6 | | Governance | 9.8 | | Contract Governance | 9.8 | | Operational Transparency | 26.3 | | Developer Ergonomics | 42.9 | | Commercial Clarity | 43.4 | | Access Clarity | 43.4 | ## Agent readiness — 39.1 (agent-ready) | Dimension | Value | |---|---| | Spec Presence | yes | | Agentic Access | derived | | Reversibility Documented | no | | MCP Server | documented | | Auth Clarity | yes | | Idempotency | no | | Error Semantics | no | | OpenAPI Examples | verified | | Rate Limit Signal | documented | | Event Surface Described | no | | Agent Skills | no | | Well Known Catalog | no | | Consent Identity | no | | Agent Card | no | | Dry Run Mode | no | ## Access Enterprise · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: enterprise, trial: no (confidence: high). ## APIs (25) - **Tableau Metadata API** — GraphQL-based API for querying metadata about Tableau content, data sources, and lineage information. - **Tableau Hyper API** — API for creating, reading, and updating Hyper files, which are the data files that power Tableau extracts. - **Tableau Embedding API** — JavaScript API for embedding Tableau visualizations in web applications with advanced interaction capabilities. - **Tableau Document API** — Python library for programmatically updating Tableau workbook and data source files. - **Tableau Server Client (Python)** — Python library that wraps the Tableau REST API for easier programmatic access. - **Tableau Extensions API** — The Tableau Extensions API allows developers to create dashboard extensions and viz extensions that users can interact with directly in Tableau, enabling integration with other ... - **Tableau Web Data Connector** — The Tableau Web Data Connector (WDC) provides an SDK for building connectors to any data accessible over HTTP, allowing users to bring external data into Tableau for analysis an... - **Tableau Connector SDK** — SDK for developing custom Tableau connectors using ODBC or JDBC drivers, including documentation, example files, a test harness, and a packaging tool for distribution. - **Tableau Analytics Extensions API** — The Analytics Extensions API allows integration of external analytics engines such as Python, R, MATLAB, and data science platforms with Tableau calculations for advanced analyt... - **Tableau Webhooks** — Tableau Webhooks enable event-driven automation by sending HTTP POST notifications to specified URLs when events occur on Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud. - **Tableau VizQL Data Service** — The VizQL Data Service provides a programmatic HTTP interface to query published data sources outside of Tableau visualizations, enabling headless data access from any application. - **Tableau Pulse API** — The Tableau Pulse API enables programmatic creation, management, and querying of Tableau Pulse metrics and subscriptions, as well as embedding Pulse insights into web applications. - **Tableau Authentication API** — Sign in and sign out of Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud. You must sign in to obtain an authentication token before calling other methods. - **Tableau Data Sources API** — Publish, query, update, delete, and download data sources. Data sources define the connection to data and can be shared across multiple workbooks. - **Tableau Favorites API** — Add and remove content items from a user's list of favorites, including workbooks, views, data sources, projects, and flows. - **Tableau Groups API** — Create, update, delete, and query groups. Groups are collections of users that simplify permission management. - **Tableau Jobs API** — Query and cancel background jobs on a site, including extract refreshes, subscriptions, and flow runs. - **Tableau Permissions API** — Query and set permissions on content items including workbooks, data sources, projects, views, and flows. - **Tableau Projects API** — Create, update, delete, and query projects. Projects are containers for organizing workbooks, data sources, and other content on a site. - **Tableau Schedules API** — Create, update, delete, and query schedules for extract refreshes and subscriptions on Tableau Server. - **Tableau Sites API** — Manage sites on Tableau Server. A site is a collection of users, groups, projects, workbooks, data sources, and other resources. - **Tableau Subscriptions API** — Create, update, delete, and query subscriptions. Subscriptions deliver snapshots of views to users on a schedule. - **Tableau Users API** — Add, update, remove, and query users on a site. Users are individuals who can sign in to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud. - **Tableau Views API** — Query views and download view images or data. Views are the individual sheets, dashboards, or stories within a workbook. - **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. ## MCP servers (1) - **MCP Server** ## Agentic access (1) - **Tableau Agentic Access** — 70 operations · 32 acting ## Security (2) - **Tableau Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme - **Tableau Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC ## Plans (1) - **Tableau Plans Pricing** ## Use cases (5) - **Enterprise Reporting** — Automate the creation and distribution of business reports and dashboards across organizations. - **Embedded Analytics** — Embed interactive visualizations and analytics directly into customer-facing applications. - **Data Governance** — Track data lineage, manage permissions, and enforce data policies across the analytics platform. - **Self-Service Analytics** — Enable business users to explore data and create visualizations without IT involvement. - **Content Migration** — Programmatically migrate workbooks, data sources, and configurations between Tableau environments. ## Tags Analytics, Business Intelligence, Dashboards, Data Visualization --- Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/tableau/). 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