![]() There are two parameters at the end of the URL: count and index. profile.name/workbooks?count=100&index=0įor example, the API URL for myself is: marc.reid/workbooks?count=100&index=0 There is a set format for the URL and to create yours, all you need to do is replace profile.name in the below link with your own profile name – this is the name you login to Tableau Public with and which you will also see in the browser URL once logged in. ![]() Using the API is surprisingly simple you paste a URL into a browser and all of your Tableau Public data magically appears on screen. Finally, I provide a template workbook that you can use to build your own custom Tableau Public explorer dashboard. I then give an overview of the fields I found useful to visualise and visualisation I created. Jeff’s blog provides an excellent step-by-step guide on obtaining your Tableau Public data through the API and I follow those steps below along with some screenshots. I noticed recently that I was approaching 100 visualisations and thought it would be interesting to take a look at how I’ve interacted with the platform over the last couple of years and also how others have interacted with my visualisations over that time.įortunately, I had recently read Jeffrey Shaffer’s blog post on how to use the Tableau Public API and it turned out to be the perfect method for being able to answer my questions. Tableau Public has been instrumental in helping me build an online portfolio of data visualisations since I started using the product in early 2017.
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