Use a WDC in Tableau Desktop

Deprecated: This repository will be removed with the Tableau 26.3 release.

The Web Data Connector 2.x framework is deprecated. Migrate to the REST API Connector on Tableau Exchange — built by Tableau, supports JSON and CSV over HTTP GET, Basic/Bearer/OAuth authentication, and runs on Tableau 2023.3 and later. Note: this connector is extract-only and requires a JDBC driver installation.

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To use a WDC in Tableau Desktop, complete the following steps:

  1. On the start page, in the Connect pane, click More Servers… > Web Data Connector.

  2. Enter the URL of a WDC and press Enter.

    Important: Make sure that you enter the URL of a WDC, and not the URL of the data that you’re trying to connect to. For example, if you want to connect to FaceBook data, you might enter www.example.com/myFacebookWDC.html.

  3. Tableau loads the WDC page where you can enter any input required by your WDC.

  4. Tableau calls your WDC code, downloads data, and displays it in the Data Source pane.

For more information about using a WDC in Tableau Desktop, see Web Data Connector.