Platform Automation
Using Tableau Server's REST API or command line utilities, tabcmd and tabadmin, you can programmatically create custom Tableau Server workflows.
REST API & Tableau Server Client Library
Platform Automation
Part of Tableau Server and Tableau Online, the REST API enables programmatic access to work with your content, users, sites and more.
Use Cases:
- Automating tasks like managing users, groups, sites
- Updating workbooks or datasources
- Integrating Tableau content with a custom app or portal
Level of Support: Tableau-supported
REST API Resources:
Tableau Server Client Library Resources:
TabMigrate
Deployment & Platform Automation
Migrate workbooks from one Tableau Server environment or project to another.
Use Cases: TabMigrate is a lightweight tool for moving Tableau content between multiple Tableau Server environments, such as test and production. It can also be used to provision sites with workbooks and data sources from a local file system.
Level of Support: Community-supported
Resources:
Tabadmin
Platform Automation
Perform certain administrative tasks and change Tableau Server configuration settings with this scriptable, command-line utility. Ships with Tableau Server.
Use Cases: Add users, backup the server, start or stop the server, get logs, and more.
Level of Support: Tableau-supported
Resources:
Tabcmd
Platform Automation
Use this command-line utility to create scripts to automate administrative and content management tasks on Tableau Server or Tableau Online.
Use Cases: Create and delete users, projects, and groups, upload content, refresh datasources and more.
Level of Support: Tableau-supported
Resources:
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