
WDCs require your approval because they contain executable code and typically make requests to third-party websites. Note: You must be a server administrator to approve WDCs for use on Tableau Server.

Web Data Connector documentation on Github.īefore you run connectors on Tableau ServerĪs a security measure, Tableau Server won't run WDCs unless you approve the connector, as explained in this topic. Web Data Connector (Link opens in a new window) in the Tableau Desktop documentation.įor information about how to create a WDC, see the Users can create their own WDC or useĪbout how to use a WDC in Tableau Desktop, see REST APIs, and other sources that are available over HTTP or HTTPS. Data sources for a WDC can include internal web services, JSON data, WDCs allow users to connect toĪlmost any data that is accessible over the web and to create extracts for their workbooks. Web data connectors (WDCs) are web pages that provide a data connection that is accessible over HTTP for data sources that don't already have a connector in Tableau.
