IF THIS THEN..
Trigger Events with Tableau Webhooks!
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LAINE
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Let's Talk Data 🗣
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What this webinar is
A beginners guide and introduction
A showcase of possible web hook integrations
A starter for building your own integrations
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What this webinar is not
Difficult for beginners
Lots of code
Super detailed step-by-step walkthrough
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Tableau Developer Platform
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What are webhooks?
Web hooks allow you
"to build custom applications or workflows that react to events that happen in Tableau. For example, you could use webhooks to send an SMS or Slack notification any time a datasource refresh fails, or fire off a confetti cannon when a new workbook is created."
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Source: Tableau Github
What are webhooks?
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What are webhooks?
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What are webhooks?
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{
"resource":"DATASOURCE",
"event-type":"DatasourceCreated",
"resource-name":"My Datasource",
"site-id":"8b2a95d8-52b9-40a4-8712-cd6da771bd1b",
"resource-id":"99"
"createdAt":"2018-11-15T17:14:45Z"
}Which Tableau events?
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Workbooks
&
Datasources
Which Tableau events?
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| Friendly Event Name | API Event Name |
|---|---|
| DatasourceRefreshStarted | webhook-source-event-datasource-refresh-started |
| DatasourceRefreshSucceeded | webhook-source-event-datasource-refresh-succeeded |
| DatasourceRefreshFailed | webhook-source-event-datasource-refresh-failed |
| DatasourceUpdated | webhook-source-event-datasource-updated |
| DatasourceCreated | webhook-source-event-datasource-created |
| DatasourceDeleted | webhook-source-event-datasource-deleted |
| WorkbookUpdated | webhook-source-event-workbook-updated |
| WorkbookCreated | webhook-source-event-workbook-created |
| WorkbookDeleted | webhook-source-event-workbook-deleted |
| WorkbookRefreshStarted | webhook-source-event-workbook-refresh-started |
| WorkbookRefreshSucceeded | webhook-source-event-workbook-refresh-succeeded |
| WorkbookRefreshFailed | webhook-source-event-workbook-refresh-failed |
Third Party Platforms
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How to get setup
1. Download Postman
2. Create an account at IFTTT or Zapier
3. Tableau 2019.4 Server or Online
4. Download the Postman Webhooks collection
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How to create a web hook?
1. Login to Tableau through the REST API (PAT)
2. Login gives you auth token. You use this in all future requests
3. Send a POST request to 'yourTableauServer/api/3.6/sites/site-id/webhooks' with payload
4. Test web hook by GET Request to by 'yourTableauServer/api/3.6/sites/site-id/webhooks/test' with payload
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DEMO TIME
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RESOURCES
Q&A
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