Tableau Desktop · Authentication Profile

Tableau Desktop Authentication

Authentication

Tableau Desktop secures its APIs with apiKey across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions.

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Methods: apiKey Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: API key in: header

Security Schemes

tableauAuth apiKey
· in: header (X-Tableau-Auth)

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-07-11'
method: derived
source: openapi/tableau-desktop-openapi.yml
summary:
  types:
  - apiKey
  api_key_in:
  - header
schemes:
- name: tableauAuth
  type: apiKey
  in: header
  parameter: X-Tableau-Auth
  description: Authentication token returned by the Sign In endpoint.
  sources:
  - openapi/tableau-desktop-openapi.yml