Tableau Desktop
APIs and integration points for Tableau Desktop, a data visualization and business intelligence platform from Salesforce. Tableau provides REST APIs, embedding APIs, extension APIs, and SDK tools for building custom visualizations, automating server operations, and extending analytics capabilities.
Real signal across most facets with visible, nameable gaps — the contract exists but is thin, or the portal is good while governance and commercial terms are absent.
API Evangelist profiles Tableau Desktop the way a machine reads it — 37 machine-readable artifacts across 12 APIs, pulled from the provider's own public surface and indexed so a developer, an analyst, or an AI agent can evaluate it against every other provider on the network.
Every provider in the network is reduced to the same set of machine-readable artifacts — OpenAPI contracts, event specifications, GraphQL schemas, runnable collections, pricing and rate-limit signals, security posture, OAuth scopes, and the agent surfaces (MCP servers and skills) that let software drive the API on its own. We profile them because the interface is the part of a company you can actually inspect: it is a truer signal of what a provider does than any marketing page. From those artifacts we compute the Kin Score — Tableau Desktop scores 48.9/100 (developing), with a separate agent-readiness read of 48/100 (agent ready). The full breakdown is below, followed by every artifact we hold — each card links through to its machine-readable definition on apis.io.
Kin Score
This is the API Evangelist rating — a single, repeatable read computed from the artifacts on this page. Green fill is points earned; the red track is points possible, so every bar shows earned-versus-possible at a glance.
Kin Score
How this is scored →scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
How we profile Tableau Desktop
Each block below is one kind of artifact we hold for Tableau Desktop. For each we say what it is and why it earns a place in the profile, then list every one we've indexed — capped at two rows, scroll within the panel for the rest.
APIs 12
Each API is captured as its own OpenAPI definition — every operation, parameter, and response. This is the single most useful machine-readable description of what an API does, and it's what lets us score, lint, mock, and generate against it without asking the provider for anything.
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Tableau Extensions API
Build dashboard extensions that enable users to interact with data from other applications directly in Tableau dashboards.
Tableau Hyper API
Create, read, update, and delete data in .hyper files for use in Tableau Desktop and Server with high-performance data extract capabilities.
Tableau Embedding API
Embed Tableau visualizations into web applications using modern web components with v3 of the Embedding API.
Tableau Metadata API
Discover and query metadata about Tableau content using GraphQL, including workbooks, data sources, flows, and lineage information.
Tableau Server Client (Python)
Python library that provides a convenient wrapper for the Tableau Server REST API for automation and integration workflows.
Tableau Desktop Authentication API
Sign in and sign out operations.
Tableau Desktop Data Sources API
Manage and refresh published data sources.
Tableau Desktop Projects API
Manage projects on a site.
Tableau Desktop Server API
Server information.
Tableau Desktop Sites API
Manage Tableau sites.
Tableau Desktop Users API
Manage users on a site.
Tableau Desktop Workbooks API
Manage and download workbooks.
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Open Collections 1
Open, tool-agnostic collections carry the same runnable value as Postman without locking you to one client — the portable, forkable form of the same exercise.
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
Tableau REST API
OPEN COLLECTIONGraphQL 1
Where a provider ships GraphQL, the schema is the contract. We profile it alongside the REST surface so the whole interface is legible in one place.
GraphQL schemas published by this provider.
Tableau Desktop GraphQL API
Discover and query metadata about Tableau content using GraphQL, including workbooks, data sources, flows, and lineage information.
GRAPHQLPricing Plans 1
Pricing is part of the interface. Machine-readable plans tell you what a tier costs and includes before you commit — one of the six things the Kin Score reads for commercial clarity.
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Rate Limits 1
Rate limits are the difference between a demo that works and a production integration that doesn't fall over. Publishing them is an operational-transparency signal — and a hard requirement for any agent that plans its own throughput.
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Tableau Desktop Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals let a buyer model the financial operations of an API before it's live. We profile them for the same reason we profile pricing: the money is part of the contract.
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Tableau Desktop Finops
FINOPSFeatures 6
The notable capabilities this provider advertises, captured as structured features so they can be searched and compared instead of read one landing page at a time.
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
REST API Management
Full CRUD operations on Tableau Server and Cloud resources including workbooks, data sources, and users.
Dashboard Extensions
Build custom interactive extensions that integrate third-party data and functionality into dashboards.
High-Performance Data Extracts
Create and manage .hyper data extract files with the Hyper API for optimized data loading.
Embedded Analytics
Embed interactive Tableau visualizations in web applications with modern web components.
Metadata and Lineage
Query content metadata and data lineage using GraphQL for governance and impact analysis.
Python Automation
Automate Tableau Server operations with the Python Server Client library.
Security Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals — the evidence that a provider takes security seriously enough to document it. We profile it because you can't govern what you can't see.
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Agentic Access 1
An x-agentic-access contract marks which operations are safe for an agent to run on its own and which need a human in the loop. It is the difference between an API an agent can use and one it can use safely.
Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.
Use Cases 5
What developers actually build with this provider — captured so the catalogue answers 'what is this for', not just 'what does this expose'.
What developers build with this provider.
Embedded Analytics
Embed interactive dashboards and visualizations into customer-facing web applications.
Data Pipeline Automation
Automate data extract creation and refresh workflows using the Hyper API and REST API.
Content Migration
Migrate workbooks and data sources between Tableau Server environments programmatically.
Custom Dashboard Extensions
Build write-back forms, custom controls, and third-party integrations as dashboard extensions.
Data Governance
Track data lineage and content dependencies using the Metadata API for impact analysis.
Integrations 6
Pre-built integrations with other platforms tell you where this provider already fits in a stack.
Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.
Salesforce
Native integration with Salesforce CRM for embedded analytics and data connectivity.
Snowflake
High-performance data connectivity with Snowflake cloud data warehouse.
AWS
Cloud deployment on AWS with S3, Redshift, and Athena data source support.
Azure
Azure integration with Synapse Analytics, Blob Storage, and Azure Active Directory.
Python
TabPy server for executing Python scripts in Tableau calculated fields.
Slack
Collaboration integration for sharing and subscribing to Tableau content in Slack.
Resources
Every other property we hold for Tableau Desktop — documentation, portals, status pages, policies, and corporate surface — grouped by the job it does, following the integrator's arc from getting started to running in production.
Get Started 2
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 1
Reference material describing how the API behaves
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Build 1
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
Access & Security 2
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Learn 1
Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance
Operate 1
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 2
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 1
The organization behind the API
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