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Use HTML and JavaScript to connect to any web data source and use it in Tableau.

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With the Web Data Connector SDK, you can unlock a world of data that's available over the web. In addition to using the dozens of data connectors that are already available in Tableau, you can now create your own web data connector (WDC) that reads data from virtually any site that publishes data in JSON, XML, or HTML.

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Check out the sample WDCs in the SDK - they are open sourced on GitHub.

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Subject		Author
	Video: Your first web data connector: from 0 to } 5 months ago	by Ciara Brennan
	Tableau 10 is here: v2 WDCs can now be used in Tableau 2 years ago	by Brendan Lee

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paul graham in Web Data Connector5 days ago (Show more Show less)

STRAVA WDC Connector error code 95BE3012

Hi, I'm a tableau virgin, as just started a 14 day trial to see the power of the tool, I've just downloaded the latest version of desktop and started the free trail, hugely excited to find a Strava… (Show more Show less)

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Dylan Henderson

(to paul graham) 3 days ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Paul, Can you please test behaviour in an earlier release of Tableau Desktop. I tested on my machine and could reproduce the issue on 2019.4. However, 2019.3 is successfully connecting. …

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Revannaswamy Naganayaka in Web Data Connector3 days ago (Show more Show less)

A WDC of mine worked on the WDC Online Simulator but same not working on Tableau Desktop

Hi All, I'm very much new to Tableau, I'm going to Develop WDC for my project. A WDC worked on the WDC Online Simulator but same not working on Tableau Desktop Error which i'm getting while loading… (Show more Show less)

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Mick Sheahan in Web Data Connector2 months ago (Show more Show less)

How to continue after getting a 404 Not Found error?

Using a WDC to connect to Fantasy Premier League data. (Inspiration from the example by Alex Francis Ross.) Code works fine looping through all the elements (players) from the api… (Show more Show less)

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Ciara Brennan

(to Mick Sheahan) 4 days ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Mick, thanks for getting back. I'll see if any of the knowledgeable folks on the WDC board can help out with this. Thanks Ciara

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Nicolas Roux in Web Data Connector3 months ago (Show more Show less)

Can you sell access to connectors?

Hi everyone, I'm thinking about developing a dedicated connector for FB ads data. I could only find two at the moment and none of them is working. I couldn't find an answer to this simple… (Show more Show less)

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Berend Kwant

(to Nicolas Roux) 7 days ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Nicolas, The idea for a WDC marketplace has been suggested in the past, so if you like that idea, then vote it up here: The other things is that WDC are intended as community tools - we…

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Ciara Brennan mentioned Web Data Connector 7 days ago Show mention context Hide mention context

Re: How to continue after getting a 404 Not Found error?

Ciara Brennan mentioned Web Data Connector 7 days ago

Hi Mick, I know this post was a while back, are you still encountering this problem? Thanks, Ciara Link to WDC board --> Web Data ConnectorPreview Hide preview

Eduardo Denser in Web Data Connector5 months ago (Show more Show less)

MicroStrategy WDC Missing Password

Hi, at desktop im able to connect and extract data from a WDC using Microstrategy api. But when i publish the data source (with or without authentication) and try to update the extraction at the… (Show more Show less)

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Iain Stewart

(to Eduardo Denser) 7 days ago (Show more Show less)

G'day Eduardo, With Tableau Server refreshes, these won't ask for a username and password as they should be embedded within the connection itself, but the one thing that I have seen with other…

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Nate Hill in Web Data Connector2 months ago (Show more Show less)

WDC data not added to sheet in 2019.3

I'm developing a WDC and before 2019.3, Tableau Desktop had no problem with retrieving the data from the WDC and adding it to a sheet. Now, the summary screen in Tableau shows the data as it… (Show more Show less)

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Ciara Brennan

(to Nate Hill) 7 days ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Nate, I know this was a few weeks back. Are you seeing the same problem in 2019.4? (released in Nov) Thanks Ciara

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Aalok Chhabria in Web Data Connector5 months ago (Show more Show less)

Connecting Tableau to a SOAP Web Service using WDC

Hi everyone, I am looking to build a WDC to connect Tableau with a SOAP Web Service. I am new to this and could really do with some guidance. I have referred to Tableau's WDC builder tutorial… (Show more Show less)

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Cristian Matei

(to Aalok Chhabria) 7 days ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Aalok, On the page where you have referenced the web data connector under WDC Node.js Proxy with OAuth Tutorial, you will find a schema on how to get started for example with node.js, and…

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Graeme Ord in Web Data Connector2 years ago (Show more Show less)

Multiple getJSON calls in a WDC

Hi, I have written a Web Data Connector that queries an API and gets data for a year that is passed in via the URL. All good and working However, I want to extend the API to get more than one… (Show more Show less)

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Josh Obst (to Karsten Henow) 1 week ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Karsten, Are you able to contact me in regards to this via a private message? Thanks, Josh

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Ruhul Mazumder in Web Data Connector2 months ago (Show more Show less)

Restrict data based on user in embedded dashboard in web-application

We want to embed multiple tableau in our web-application. We have tableau server running in-premise. Embedding worksheet is straight forward but our use case requires us to restrict certain data… (Show more Show less)

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Geraldine Zanolli

(to Ruhul Mazumder) 1 week ago (Show more Show less)

Hi Ruhul, It isn't way at the moment to restrict the data based on a user token. I invite you to create an Idea. You could recreate the logic in Tableau. And you can use Trusted Authentication…

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