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Tableau Dashboard Refresher

Tableau Dashboard Refresher

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Do you have a Google Sheets dashboard on Tableau Public, but only automatically refreshing it once a day is not enough for you? Refresh your Tableau Public dashboards as many times a day as you need with this handy free automation tool by Apify.

You can access the Tableau Dashboard Refresher programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

1# Set API token
2API_TOKEN=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>
3
4# Prepare Actor input
5cat > input.json << 'EOF'
6{
7  "url": "https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/pablolgomez/viz/HappinessintheWorld_16245341657220/WHR",
8  "email": "my.email@example.com",
9  "password": "my_password_to_tableau"
10}
11EOF
12
13# Run the Actor using an HTTP API
14# See the full API reference at https://docs.apify.com/api/v2
15curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zuzka~tableau-refresher/runs?token=$API_TOKEN" \
16  -X POST \
17  -d @input.json \
18  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'

Tableau Dashboard Refresher API

Below, you can find a list of relevant HTTP API endpoints for calling the Tableau Dashboard Refresher Actor. For this, you’ll need an Apify account. Replace <YOUR_API_TOKEN> in the URLs with your Apify API token, which you can find under Integrations in Apify Console. For details, see the API reference .

Run Actor

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zuzka~tableau-refresher/runs?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: By adding the method=POST query parameter, this API endpoint can be called using a GET request and thus used in third-party webhooks. Please refer to our Run Actor API documentation .

Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items

POST
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zuzka~tableau-refresher/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

Note: This endpoint supports both POST and GET request methods. However, only the POST method allows you to pass input data. For more information, please refer to our Run Actor synchronously and get dataset items API documentation .

Get Actor

GET
https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zuzka~tableau-refresher?token=<YOUR_API_TOKEN>

For more information, please refer to our Get Actor API documentation .

Actors can be used to scrape web pages, extract data, or automate browser tasks. Use the Tableau Dashboard Refresher API programmatically via the Apify API.

You can choose from:

You can start Tableau Dashboard Refresher with the Apify API by sending an HTTP POST request to the Run Actor endpoint. An Actor’s input and its content type can be passed as a payload of the POST request, and additional options can be specified using URL query parameters. The Tableau Dashboard Refresher is identified within the API by its ID, which is the creator’s username and the name of the Actor.

When the Tableau Dashboard Refresher run finishes you can list the data from its default dataset (storage) via the API or you can preview the data directly on Apify Console .

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  • Created in Jan 2022
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