Personal Access Token

Setup
Reference

What You'll Need

Credential	Description
Token Name	PAT identifier
Token Secret	PAT secret value
Site Name	Tableau site content URL slug (from your site URL)
Base URL	Tableau Server/Cloud URL (e.g., `https://yourcompany.online.tableau.com`)

Overview

Connect to Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud for BI analytics and usage data.

Content

Workbooks, dashboards, data sources

Usage & Users

View activity, user profiles

Prerequisites

Administrator access required. You need privileges in to complete this setup.If you don’t have admin access, contact your administrator to:

Create the API credentials on your behalf, OR
Grant you temporary admin access to complete the setup

Site Administrator role (for full access)
Personal Access Tokens enabled on your site

Setup Guide

Access Account Settings

Log in to Tableau Server/Cloud
Click your avatar → My Account Settings
Navigate to Personal Access Tokens section

Create Personal Access Token

Enter a token name: Parable Integration
Click Create new token
Copy both:
- Token name
- Token secret

Copy your now!This is the only time it will be displayed. Store it in a secure password manager before closing this page.

Note Your Server Details

Detail	Example
Base URL	`https://yourcompany.online.tableau.com` or `https://tableau.yourcompany.com`
Site Name	`site-name` (the content URL slug from your site URL, or empty for the default site)

Verify Your Setup

curl -X POST "https://YOUR_SERVER/api/3.19/auth/signin" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "credentials": {
      "personalAccessTokenName": "YOUR_TOKEN_NAME",
      "personalAccessTokenSecret": "YOUR_TOKEN_SECRET",
      "site": {
        "contentUrl": "YOUR_SITE_NAME"
      }
    }
  }'

Success! If you received a 200 OK response with valid data, your credentials are configured correctly. You can now proceed to configure this connector in Parable.

Rate Limits: enforces rate limits of .Parable handles rate limiting automatically with exponential backoff, but initial syncs of large datasets may take longer due to these limits.

Troubleshooting

Error	Meaning	Solution
`401 Unauthorized`	Invalid credentials	Verify token name and secret
`403 Forbidden`	Insufficient permissions	Check user site role
`404 Site not found`	Wrong site name	Verify site content URL

Common Issues

PATs disabled

Personal Access Tokens must be enabled by a server admin. Contact your Tableau administrator.

Wrong API version

Check your Tableau Server version and use a compatible API version in the URL path.

Additional Resources

Tableau REST API

Official API documentation

Connectors

Encryption

Personal Access Token

What You'll Need

Overview

Content

Usage & Users

Prerequisites

Setup Guide

Verify Your Setup

Troubleshooting

PATs disabled

Wrong API version

Additional Resources

Tableau REST API

Connectors

Encryption

What You'll Need

​Overview

Content

Usage & Users

​Prerequisites

​Setup Guide

​Verify Your Setup

​Troubleshooting

​PATs disabled

​Wrong API version

​Additional Resources

Tableau REST API

Overview

Prerequisites

Setup Guide

Verify Your Setup

Troubleshooting

PATs disabled

Wrong API version

Additional Resources