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Connectors / Data and analytics · HTTP Connector
Automate Tableau with Tray.ai
Call the Tableau API from any Tray.ai workflow with the HTTP Connector.
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What can you do with Tableau on Tray.ai?
Tableau is a data visualization and analytics platform where teams publish workbooks, dashboards, and data sources to Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server. Tray.ai connects to Tableau through the HTTP Connector, so your workflows can call the Tableau API alongside the rest of your stack.
- Connects through
- HTTP Connector
- Authentication
- An API key in a request header
- Base URL
- https://{server}/api/{api-version}
Automate & integrate Tableau
Automating Tableau business processes or integrating Tableau data is made easy with Tray.ai.
Use case
Workbooks
Read and create workbooks in Tableau from any Tray.ai workflow. The Tableau API covers calls such as publish a workbook and get workbook revisions.
- Publish a workbook
- Get workbook revisions
- List workbook permissions
Use case
Data sources
Read and delete data sources in Tableau from any Tray.ai workflow. The Tableau API covers calls such as query data sources and publish a data source.
- Query data sources
- Publish a data source
- Refresh a data source
Use case
Users and groups
Read and create users and groups in Tableau from any Tray.ai workflow. The Tableau API covers calls such as list users on a site and add a user to a site.
- List users on a site
- Add a user to a site
- Create a group
Use case
Projects
Create, update, and delete projects in Tableau from any Tray.ai workflow. The Tableau API covers calls such as create a project and query projects.
- Create a project
- Query projects
- Update a project
Use case
Jobs
Delete jobs in Tableau from any Tray.ai workflow. The Tableau API covers calls such as query jobs and cancel a job.
- Query jobs
- Cancel a job
- Run an extract refresh task
Use case
Webhooks
Read, create, update, and delete webhooks in Tableau from any Tray.ai workflow. The Tableau API covers calls such as create a webhook and list webhooks.
- Create a webhook
- List webhooks
- Update a webhook
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Challenges Tray.ai solves
Common obstacles when integrating Tableau — and how Tray.ai handles them.
Challenge
Keeping Tableau credentials out of logs
A raw API call usually means pasting a key or token into the request, where it ends up in step inputs, logs, and screenshots.
How Tray.ai helps
Store Tableau credentials once as a Tray.ai authentication and reference them from the HTTP Connector. Tray.ai masks authentication values in logs, so the secret never shows up in a step's input or output.
Challenge
Going from the Tableau API docs to a working call
Translating an example request from API docs into a workflow step means copying the method, URL, headers, and body by hand.
How Tray.ai helps
Paste a cURL example from the Tableau API docs into the HTTP Connector and Tray.ai fills in the method, URL, headers, and body for you.
Challenge
Handling files and non-JSON responses
Not every API answers in JSON. Some return XML, files, or binary data, or expect a multipart upload.
How Tray.ai helps
The HTTP Connector parses JSON and XML responses, returns files you can pass to the next step, and sends multipart form data for uploads.
How Tray.ai makes this work
Tableau plugs into the whole Tray.ai platform
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Learn more →Frequently asked questions
Does Tray.ai connect to Tableau?
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Yes. Tray.ai connects to Tableau through the HTTP Connector, which calls the Tableau API directly. Any call the Tableau API documents can run as a step in a Tray.ai workflow.
How does Tray.ai authenticate with Tableau?
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The Tableau API uses an API key in a request header. You save it once as a Tray.ai authentication, and the HTTP Connector adds it to every request.
Can I get a dedicated Tableau connector?
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Tableau runs through the HTTP Connector rather than a dedicated connector. If your team wants one, the Tray.ai connector SDK can build a dedicated Tableau connector from the Tableau API.
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