Notes on working with Tableau Server APIs

README.md

Tableau Server

• Website: http://www.tableau.com
• Download: http://www.tableau.com/support/esdalt

REST API

Functionality behind the data sources, projects, workbooks, site users, and sites on a Tableau server.

• Resources: http://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/help.htm

Signin

$ curl https://my_server_domain.de/api/2.0/auth/signin -X POST -d @signin.xml

Trusted Authentication

• Resources: http://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/server/en-us/trusted_auth.htm

JavaScript API

Integrates Tableau visualizations; controls users' interactions and combines functionality for the view.

• Resources: http://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/api/js_api/en-us/help.htm
• Demo: http://examples.tabcmd.com/JSAPI_Examples.html
• Demo: http://russellchristopher.me/htdocs2/htdocs/index.html

signin.xml

<tsRequest>
  <credentials name="Username" password="Password">
    <site contentUrl="ContentUrl" />
  </credentials>
</tsRequest>