Refresh Tableau Data Source

Activity	TableauRefresh
Description	Refresh every data source of the specified projects on a Tableau Server

Input :

PropertyName	Type	Required	Description
BaseUri	STRING	YES	Base Uri of Tableau’s API (e.g. https://my_tableau/api/3.15)
Username	STRING	NO	Username used for authentication. Use either the username/password or the token/secret
Password	STRING	NO	Password used for authentication
TokenName	STRING	NO	Token name used for authentication. Use either the username/password or the token/secret
TokenSecret	STRING	NO	Token secret used for authentication
ContentUrl	STRING	NO	Site name. Leave empty when using the Default site
ProjectIds	STRING	YES	Project IDs of data sources to be refreshed

How to create your token for authentication

Connect to your Tableau Server
Go to “My Account Settings” > “Settings” > “Personal Access Tokens”
Create a new token and save the secret on a secured location

Example1: Export a query into Json

Input

JSON

{
  "Type": "Task",
  "Resource": "Production-TableauRefresh",
  "ResultPath": "$.TableauRefresh",
  "Parameters": {
    "BaseUri.$": "$.TableauParameters.result[0].base_uri",
    "Username.$": "$.TableauParameters.result[0].username",
    "Password.$": "$.TableauParameters.result[0].password",
    "TokenName.$": "$.TableauParameters.result[0].token_name",
    "TokenSecret.$": "$.TableauParameters.result[0].token_secret",
    "ContentUrl.$": "$.TableauParameters.result[0].content_url",
    "ProjectIds.$": "$.TableauParameters.result[0].project_ids"
  },
  "End": true
}