Is there a way to access data from a tableau table on a website?

Question

I want to build a tool for my own use, and possibly others in the future, is there any way for me to access a tableau table that is hosted at a given URL?

I want to be able to rip the data from it and use it to do my own calculations. Does Tableau have a way to do this or are there any neat tricks in the community?

(I am a dev so feel free to be as technical as possible)

Answer 1

• You can be able to access data from Tableau tables on a website using one of these Tableau APIs:

• Reference for REST API - https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/help.htm

• Reference for Javascript API - https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/api/js_api/en-us/JavaScriptAPI/js_api.htm