Virtual Connections Methods

Virtual connections are a centralized way to share access to databases and tables, allowing for convenient reuse. A virtual connection has one or more database connections, where server locations, database names, and credentials are defined. Each database connection accesses one database or file. Associated data policies provide security for workbooks, data sources, and flows that use virtual connections.

Using the virtual connections methods of the Tableau Server REST API you can:

Get a list of virtual connections and details for each.
Get and update the connection information for a virtual connection.

This functionality relates to the UI elements and concepts described at: Use a Virtual Connection(Link opens in a new window).

Add Tags to Virtual Connection

Adds tags to a virtual connection.

Version: Available in API 3.23 (Tableau Cloud June 2024 / Tableau Server 2024.2) and later. Version Overview(Link opens in a new window)

License: Requires Tableau Data Management(Link opens in a new window).

Permissions: You must have the View permission for the virtual connection and your site role must be at least Explorer. Permissions Overview(Link opens in a new window)

JWT Access Scope: Not available.

URI

PUT /api/api-version/sites/site-id/virtualconnections/virtualconnection-id/tags

Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-luid	The LUID for the site.
virtualconnection-luid	The LUID for the virtual connection.

Request Body

<tsRequest>
  <tags>
    <tag label="tag" />
    <!-- ...additional tag elements... -->
  </tags>
</tsRequest>

Attribute Values

tag	The text of the tag.

cURL Request Example

curl --location --request PUT 'http://MY-SERVER/api/3.25/sites/9a8b7c6d-5e4f-3a2b-1c0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d/virtualconnections/12ab34cd-56ef-78ab-90cd-12ef34ab56cd/tags' --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' --header 'X-Tableau-Auth: HvZMqFFfQQmOM4L-AZNIQA|5fI6T54OPK1Gn1p4w0RtHv6EkojWRTwq|a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3' --data @data.xml

Contents of data.xml.

<tsRequest>
  <tags>
    <tag label="Office" />
    <!-- ...additional tag elements... -->
  </tags>
</tsRequest>

Response Code

200

Response Body

<tsResponse>
  <tags>
    <tag label="tag"/>
    <!-- ...additional tags... -->
  </tags>
</tsResponse>

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400000	Bad request	The content of the request body is missing or incomplete, or contains malformed XML.
400	400049	Error adding tags	There was a problem adding tags to the specified virtual connection.
403	403004	Adding tags forbidden	The user doesn't have permissions to add tags to the virtual connection.
404	404000	Site not found	The site ID in the URI is not for an existing site.
404	404006	Virtual connection not found	The virtual connection ID in URI doesn't correspond to an existing virtual connection.
404	405000	Invalid request method	Request type was not PUT.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

Add Virtual Connection Permissions

Adds permissions to the specified virtual connection for a user or group. You can specify multiple sets of permissions using one call.

If a specified permission has already been granted or denied for a given user or group, the system ignores it.

URI

PUT /api/api-version/sites/site-id/virtualconnections/virtualconnection-id/permissions

Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-id	The ID of the site that contains the virtual connection.
virtualconnection‑id	The ID of the virtual connection to set permissions for.

Request Body

<tsRequest>
  <permissions>
    <granteeCapabilities>
      <user id="user-id" />
      <capabilities>
        <capability name="capability-name" mode="capability-mode" />
        <!--   ...additional capabilities...   -->
      </capabilities>
    </granteeCapabilities>
    <granteeCapabilities>
      <group id="group-id" />
      <capabilities>
        <capability name="capability-name" mode="capability-mode" />
        <!--   ...additional capabilities...   -->
      </capabilities>
    </granteeCapabilities>
    <!--   ...additional granteeCapability sets...   -->
  </permissions>
</tsRequest>

Attribute Values

user-id	The LUID of the user to add permissions for. A request does not need to include both a user and a group grantee.
group-id	The LUID of the group to add permissions for. A request does not need to include both a user and a group grantee.
capability-name	The capability to assign. Valid capabilities for a virtual connection are Read, Connect, Overwrite, ChangeHierarchy, Delete, and ChangePermissions. For more information, see Permissions.
capability-mode	Allow to allow the capability, or Deny to deny it.

Permissions

You must be an administrator or have the ChangePermissions permission for the virtual connection (either explicitly or implicitly).

Required scope for JWT authorization

Introduced in Tableau Cloud June 2022 (API 3.16) and Tableau Server 2022.3 (API 3.17).

Authorize use of this method in your connected app by including this scope in its JSON Web Token (JWT). For more information, see Access Scopes for Connected Apps(Link opens in a new window) in the Tableau Cloud Help or Access Scopes for Connected Apps(Link opens in a new window) in the Tableau Server Help.

tableau:permissions:update

Response Code

200

Response Body

<tsResponse>
  <permissions>
    <virtualConnection id="virtualconnection-luid"
      name="virtual-connection-name">
      <owner id="user-luid"/>
    </virtualConnection>
    <granteeCapabilities>
      <user id="user-luid" />
      <capabilities>
        <capability name="capability-name" mode="capability-mode" />
        <!--   ... additional capabilities ...   -->
      </capabilities>
    </granteeCapabilities>
    <granteeCapabilities>
      <group id="group-luid" />
      <capabilities>
        <capability name="capability-name" mode="capability-mode" />
        <!--   ... additional capabilities ...   -->
      </capabilities>
    </granteeCapabilities>
    <!--   ... additional granteeCapability sets ...   -->
  </permissions>
</tsResponse>

Version

Version 3.23 and later. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400000	Bad request	The content of the request body is missing or incomplete, or contains malformed XML.
400	400009	Invalid capability	The specified capability is invalid for a virtual connection. Valid capabilities for a virtual connection are Read, Connect, Overwrite, ChangeHierarchy, Delete, and ChangePermissions.
403	403004	Permissions setting forbidden	The user tried to change permissions for a virtual connection but doesn't have the permission to change them.
404	404000	Site not found	The specified site doesn't correspond to an existing site.
404	404002	User not found	The user specified in the request body doesn't correspond to an existing user.
404	404012	Group not found	The group specified in the request body doesn't correspond to an existing group.
404	404013	Capability not assigned	The capability in the URI is not assigned to the specified user or group with the specified mode (Allow or Deny).
404	404014	Capability not found	A capability specified in the request body doesn't correspond to a defined capability. This can apply to either an invalid capability name or to a capability other than Allow or Deny for any mode value.
405	405000	Invalid request method	Request type was not PUT.
400	409004	Invalid LUID	The virtual connection LUID in the URI was not found.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

Example

curl --location --request PUT 'http://MY-SERVER/api/3.25/sites/9a8b7c6d-5e4f-3a2b-1c0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d/virtualconnections/12ab34cd-56ef-78ab-90cd-12ef34ab56cd/permissions' --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' --header 'X-Tableau-Auth: HvZMqFFfQQmOM4L-AZNIQA|5fI6T54OPK1Gn1p4w0RtHv6EkojWRTwq|a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3' --data '<tsRequest> <permissions> <granteeCapabilities> <user id="9f9e9d9c-8b8a-8f8e-7d7c-7b7a6f6d6e6d" /> <capabilities> <capability name="read" mode="allow" /> </capabilities> </granteeCapabilities> </permissions> </tsRequest>'

Delete Tag from Virtual Connection

Deletes a tag from a virtual connection.

Version: Available in API 3.23 (Tableau Cloud June 2024 / Tableau Server 2024.2) and later. Version Overview(Link opens in a new window)

License: Requires Tableau Data Management(Link opens in a new window).

Permissions: You must have the View permission for the virtual connection and your site role must be at least Explorer. Permissions Overview(Link opens in a new window)

JWT Access Scope: Not available.

URI

DELETE /api/api-version/sites/site-id/virtualconnections/virtualconnection-id/tags/tag-name

Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-luid	The LUID for the site.
virtualconnection-luid	The LUID for the virtual connection.
tag-name	The text of the tag.

Request Body

None

cURL Request Example

curl --location --request DELETE 'http://MY-SERVER/api/3.25/sites/9a8b7c6d-5e4f-3a2b-1c0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d/virtualconnections/12ab34cd-56ef-78ab-90cd-12ef34ab56cd/tags/office' --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' --header 'X-Tableau-Auth: HvZMqFFfQQmOM4L-AZNIQA|5fI6T54OPK1Gn1p4w0RtHv6EkojWRTwq|a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3'

Response Code

204

Response Body

None

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400077	Error deleting tag	There was a problem deleting the tag from the specified virtual connection.
403	403004	Deleting tags forbidden	The user doesn't have permissions to add delete tags from the virtual connection.
404	404000	Site not found	The site ID or URL namespace in the URI doesn't correspond to an existing site.
404	404004	Virtual connection not found	The virtual connection ID in the URI doesn't correspond to an existing virtual connection.
404	404007	Tag not found	The tag in the URI doesn't exist for the specified virtual connection.
405	405000	Invalid request method	Request type was not DELETE.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

Delete Virtual Connection

Deletes a virtual connection.

Version: Available in API 3.23 (Tableau Cloud June 2024 / Tableau Server 2024.2) and later. Version Overview(Link opens in a new window)

License: Requires Tableau Data Management(Link opens in a new window).

Permissions: You must have the Delete permission for the virtual connection and your site role must be at least Creator. Permissions Overview(Link opens in a new window)

JWT Access Scope: Not available.

URI

DELETE /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/virtualconnection-luid

URI Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-luid	The LUID for the site.
virtualconnection-luid	The LUID for the virtual connection.

Request Body

None

cURL Request Example

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curl --request DELETE 'http://MY-SERVER/api/3.25/sites/9a8b7c6d-5e4f-3a2b-1c0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d virtualconnections/12ab34cd-56ef-78ab-90cd-12ef34ab56cd' --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' --header 'X-Tableau-Auth: HvZMqFFfQQmOM4L-AZNIQA|5fI6T54OPK1Gn1p4w0RtHv6EkojWRTwq|a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3'

Response Code

204

Response Body

None

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
403	403004	User not authorized.	Check to make sure the user has the required permissions.
404	404049	Virtual connection not found	Check the virtual connection LUID.
409	409122	Generic error	An unknown error occurred.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

Delete Virtual Connection Permission

Removes the specified virtual connection permission for the specified group or user.

URI

DELETE /api/api-version/sites/site-id/virtualconnections/virtualconnection-id/permissions/groups/group-id/capability-name/capability-mode

DELETE /api/api-version/sites/site-id/virtualconnections/virtualconnection-id/permissions/users/user-id/capability-name/capability-mode

Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-id	The ID of the site that contains the virtual connection.
virtualconnection‑id	The ID of the virtual connection to remove the permission for.
group-id	The LUID of the group to remove the permission for. A request does not need to include both a user and a group grantee.
user-id	The LUID of the user to remove the permission for. A request does not need to include both a user and a group grantee.
capability-name	The capability to remove the permission for. Valid capabilities for a virtual connection are Read, Connect, Overwrite, ChangeHierarchy, Delete, and ChangePermissions. For more information, see Permissions.
capability-mode	Allow to remove the allow permission, or Deny to remove the deny permission.

Request Body

None

Permissions

You must be an administrator or have the Delete permission for the virtual connection (either explicitly or implicitly).

Required scope for JWT authorization

Introduced in Tableau Cloud June 2022 (API 3.16) and Tableau Server 2022.3 (API 3.17).

tableau:permissions:delete

Response Code

204

Response Body

None

Version

Version 3.23 and later. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400009	Invalid capability	The specified capability is invalid for a virtual connection. Valid capabilities for a virtual connection are Read, Connect, Overwrite, ChangeHierarchy, Delete, and ChangePermissions.
403	403004	Permissions setting forbidden	The user tried to change permissions for a virtual connection but doesn't have the permission to change them.
404	404000	Site not found	The specified site doesn't correspond to an existing site.
404	404002	User not found	The user specified in the request body doesn't correspond to an existing user.
404	404012	Group not found	The group ID in the URI doesn't correspond to an existing group.
404	404013	Capability not assigned	The capability in the URI is not assigned to the specified user or group with the specified mode (Allow or Deny).
404	404014	Capability not found	A capability specified in the request body doesn't correspond to a defined capability. This can apply to either an invalid capability name or to a capability other than Allow or Deny for any mode value.
405	405000	Invalid request method	Request type was not DELETE.
400	409004	Invalid LUID	The virtual connection LUID in the URI was not found.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

Example

curl --location --request DELETE 'http://MY-SERVER/api/3.25/sites/9a8b7c6d-5e4f-3a2b-1c0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d/virtualconnections/12ab34cd-56ef-78ab-90cd-12ef34ab56cd/permissions/users/9f9e9d9c-8b8a-8f8e-7d7c-7b7a6f6d6e6d/read/allow' --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' --header 'X-Tableau-Auth: HvZMqFFfQQmOM4L-AZNIQA|5fI6T54OPK1Gn1p4w0RtHv6EkojWRTwq|a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3'

Download Virtual Connection

Downloads a JSON-representation of a virtual connection.

Version: Available in API 3.23 (Tableau Cloud June 2024 / Tableau Server 2024.2) and later. Version Overview(Link opens in a new window)

License: Requires Tableau Data Management(Link opens in a new window).

Permissions: You must have the Overwrite permission for the virtual connection and your site role must be at least Creator. Permissions Overview(Link opens in a new window)

JWT Access Scope: Not available.

URI

GET /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/virtualconnection-luid

URI Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-luid	The LUID for the site.
virtualconnection-luid	The LUID for the virtual connection.

Request Body

None

cURL Request Example

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curl "http://MY-SERVER/api/3.25/sites/9a8b7c6d-5e4f-3a2b-1c0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d/virtualconnections/12ab34cd-56ef-78ab-90cd-12ef34ab56cd" -X GET -H "Content-Type: application/xml" -H "X-Tableau-Auth: HvZMqFFfQQmOM4L-AZNIQA|5fI6T54OPK1Gn1p4w0RtHv6EkojWRTwq|a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3"

Response Code

200

<tsResponse>
  <virtualConnection name="virtualconnection-name">
    <project id="1f2f3e4e-5d6d-7c8c-9b0b-1a2a3f4f5e6e"/>
    <owner id="9f9e9d9c-8b8a-8f8e-7d7c-7b7a6f6d6e6d"/>
    <content>virtualconnection-as-json</content>
  </virtualConnection>
</tsResponse>

{
  "virtualConnection": {
    "project": {
      "id": "1f2f3e4e-5d6d-7c8c-9b0b-1a2a3f4f5e6e"
    },
    "owner": {
      "id": "9f9e9d9c-8b8a-8f8e-7d7c-7b7a6f6d6e6d"
    },
    "content": "virtualconnection-as-json",
    "name": "virtualconnection-name"
  }
}

The response body contains the project LUID, owner LUID, and a content element (for XML output) or content property (for JSON output) containing the virtual connection schema rendered as JSON.

If the response is XML, the content element is unescaped JSON.

If the response is JSON, the content property is escaped JSON.

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400200	Generic error	An unknown error occurred.
403	403174	User not authorized.	Check to make sure the user has the required permissions.
404	404049	Virtual connection not found	Check the virtual connection LUID.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

Download Virtual Connection Revision

Downloads a JSON-representation of an earlier revision of a virtual connection.

Version: Available in API 3.23 (Tableau Cloud June 2024 / Tableau Server 2024.2) and later. Version Overview(Link opens in a new window)

License: Requires Tableau Data Management(Link opens in a new window).

Permissions: You must have the Overwrite permission for the virtual connection and your site role must be at least Creator. Permissions Overview(Link opens in a new window)

JWT Access Scope: Not available.

URI

GET /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/virtualconnection-luid/revisions/revision-number

URI Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-luid	The LUID for the site.
virtualconnection-luid	The LUID for the virtual connection.
revision-number	The revision number (revisionNumber) of the virtual connection, as returned by the Get Virtual Connection Revisions method. This is an integer, not a LUID.

Request Body

None

cURL Request Example

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curl 'http://MY-SERVER/api/3.25/sites/9a8b7c6d-5e4f-3a2b-1c0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d/virtualconnections/12ab34cd-56ef-78ab-90cd-12ef34ab56cd/revisions' --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' --header 'X-Tableau-Auth: HvZMqFFfQQmOM4L-AZNIQA|5fI6T54OPK1Gn1p4w0RtHv6EkojWRTwq|a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3'

Response Code

200

Response Body

XML
JSON

<tsResponse>
  <virtualConnection name="virtualconnection-name">
    <project id="project-luid"/>
    <owner id="owner-luid"/>
    <content>virtualconnection-as-json</content>
  </virtualConnection>
</tsResponse>

{
  "virtualConnection": {
    "project": {
      "id": "project-luid"
    },
    "owner": {
      "id": "owner-luid"
    },
    "content": "virtualconnection-as-json",
    "name": "virtualconnection-name"
  }
}

The response body contains the project LUID, owner LUID, and a content element (for XML output) or content property (for JSON output) containing the virtual connection schema rendered as JSON.

If the response is XML, the content element is unescaped JSON.

If the response is JSON, the content property is escaped JSON.

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400200	Generic error	An unknown error occurred. Check to make sure the revision number is a revision and not the active virtual connection.
403	403174	User not authorized.	Check to make sure the user has the required permissions.
404	404049	Virtual connection not found	Check the virtual connection LUID. Check that the revision number exists.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

List Virtual Connection Revisions

Lists revisions for a virtual connection.

Version: Available in API 3.23 (Tableau Cloud June 2024 / Tableau Server 2024.2) and later. Version Overview(Link opens in a new window)

License: Requires Tableau Data Management(Link opens in a new window).

Permissions: You must have the Overwrite permission for the virtual connection and your site role must be at least Creator. Permissions Overview(Link opens in a new window)

JWT Access Scope: Not available.

Note: This method can only succeed if version history is enabled for the specified site. For more information, see Maintain a History of Revisions(Link opens in a new window) in the Tableau Server Help.

URI

GET /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/virtual-connection-luid/revisions

GET /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/virtual-connection-luid/revisions/?pageSize=page-size&pageNumber=page-number

URI Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-luid	The LUID for the site.
virtual-connection-luid	The LUID for the virtual connection.
page-size	(Optional) The number of items to return in one response. The minimum is 1. The maximum is 1000. The default is 100. For more information, see Paginating Results.
page-number	(Optional) The offset for paging. The default is 1. For more information, see Paginating Results.

Request Body

None

cURL Request Example

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curl 'http://MY-SERVER/api/3.25/sites/9a8b7c6d-5e4f-3a2b-1c0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d/virtualconnections/12ab34cd-56ef-78ab-90cd-12ef34ab56cd/revisions' --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' --header 'X-Tableau-Auth: HvZMqFFfQQmOM4L-AZNIQA|5fI6T54OPK1Gn1p4w0RtHv6EkojWRTwq|a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3 '

Response Code

200

Response Body

XML
JSON

<tsResponse>
  <pagination pageNumber="page-number" pageSize="page-size" totalAvailable="page-count"/>
  <revisions>
    <revision revisionNumber="revision-number" publishedAt="datetime" deleted="deleted-flag" current="current-flag">
      <publisher id="publisher-luid" name="publisher-username"/>
    </revision>
    <revision revisionNumber="revision-number" publishedAt="datetime" deleted="deleted-flag" current="current-flag">
      <publisher id="publisher-luid" name="publisher-username"/>
    </revision>
    <!-- ...Additional revisions... -->
</revisions>
</tsResponse>

"pagination": {
    "pageNumber": "page-number",
    "pageSize": "page-size",
    "totalAvailable": "page-count"
  },
  "revisions": {
    "revision": [
      {
        "publisher": {
          "id": "publisher-luid",
          "name": "publisher-username"
        },
        "revisionNumber": "revision-number",
        "publishedAt": "datetime",
        "deleted": deleted-flag,
        "current": current-flag
      },
      {
        "publisher": {
          "id": "publisher-luid",
          "name": "publisher-username"
        },
        "revisionNumber": "revision-number",
        "publishedAt": "datetime",
        "deleted": deleted-flag,
        "current": current-flag
      },
      {
        ...Additional revisions...
      }
    ]
  }
}

The current property of a revision shows false for all revisions except for the currently active virtual connection revision, in which case it shows true.

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400058	Generic error	An unknown error occurred.
403	403054	User not authorized.	User doesn't have permissions to revisions on this virtual connection. Check the user's permissions.
403	403173	User not authorized.	User forbidden from listing virtual connection revisions. Check the user's permissions and site role.
403	403053	Revision history is disabled on the site.	Check the revision history setting.
404	404049	Virtual connection not found	Check the virtual connection LUID.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

List Virtual Connections

Returns a list of available virtual connection names and IDs.

Version: Available in API 3.18 (Tableau Cloud December 2022 / Server 2023.1) and later. Version Overview

License: Requires Tableau Data Management(Link opens in a new window).

Permissions: By default, all users can view virtual connections. Permissions Overview

JWT Access Scope: Not available.

URI

GET /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections

GET /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/?pageSize=page-size&pageNumber=page-number

GET /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/?filter=filter-expression

GET /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/?sort=sort-expression

URI Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-luid	The LUID for the site that contains the virtual connection.
page-size	(Optional) The number of items to return in one response. The minimum is 1. The maximum is 1000. The default is 100. For more information, see Paginating Results.
page-number	(Optional) The offset for paging. The default is 1. For more information, see Paginating Results.
filter-expression	(Optional) An expression that lets you specify a subset of virtual connections to return. You can filter on predefined fields such as `name`, `tags`, and `createdAt`. You can include multiple filter expressions. For more information, see Filtering and Sorting.
sort-expression	(Optional) An expression that lets you specify the order in which virtual connection information is returned. If you do not specify a sort expression, the sort order of the information that's returned is undefined. For more information, see Filtering and Sorting.

Request Body

None

cURL Request Example

curl --location --request GET "https://MY_SERVER/api/3.18/sites/a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3/virtualconnections" \ --header "X-Tableau-Auth: 3bl3fJb0T6qxhaCqneNhWg"Nmv6zrJfYeiiovCuEs2grrBAZlREbRGl"a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3"

Response Code

200

Response Body

XML
JSON

<tsResponse> 
  <pagination pageNumber="page-number" pageSize="page-size" totalAvailable="total-available" />
  <virtualConnections>
    <virtualConnection 
      createdAt="datetime-created" 
      hasExtracts="has-extracts-flag" 
      id="virtual-connection-luid" 
      isCertified="is-certified-flag" 
      name="virtualconnection-name" 
      updatedAt="datetime-updated" 
      webpageUrl="web-page-url"/>
  </virtualConnections>
</tsResponse>

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400000	Bad request	The content of the request body is missing or incomplete, or contains malformed XML.
400	400006	Invalid page number	The page number parameter is not an integer, is less than one, or is greater than the final page number for virtual connections at the requested page size.
400	400007	Invalid page size	The page size parameter is not an integer, or is less than one.
400	400008	Invalid parameter value	A parameter in the request body is missing or invalid.
403	403014	Page size limit exceeded	The specified page size is larger than the maximum page size.
404	404000	Site not found	The site ID in the URI doesn't correspond to an existing site.
405	405000	Invalid request method	Request type was not GET.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

List Virtual Connection Database Connections

Returns information about database connections in the specified virtual connection

Version: Available in API 3.18 (Tableau Cloud December 2022 / Server 2023.1) and later. Version Overview

License: Requires Tableau Data Management(Link opens in a new window).

Permissions: Users who are not administrators can query a virtual connection only if they have explicit or implicit [Connect] (view) permission for the virtual connection. Permissions Overview

JWT Access Scope: Not available.

URI

GET /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/virtual-connection-luid/connections

GET /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/virtual-connection-luid/connections?pageSize=page-size&pageNumber=page-number

URI Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-luid	The LUID for the site that contains the virtual connection.
virtual-connection-luid	The LUID for the virtual connection that includes the database connections.
page-size	(Optional) The number of items to return in one response. The minimum is 1. The maximum is 1000. The default is 100. For more information, see Paginating Results.
page-number	(Optional) The offset for paging. The default is 1. For more information, see Paginating Results.

Request Body

None

cURL Request Example

curl --location --request GET "https://MY_SERVER/api/3.18/sites/a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3/virtualconnections/26bc30d8-90d6-4af1-922d-ac285e7b08fb/connections?X-Tableau-Auth =3bl3fJb0T6qxhaCqneNhWg"Nmv6zrJfYeiiovCuEs2grrBAZlREbRGl"a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3"

Response Code

200

Response Body

XML
JSON

<tsResponse>
  <pagination pageNumber="pageNumber" pageSize="page-size" totalAvailable="total-available" />
  <virtualConnectionConnections>
    <connection
      id="connection-id" 
      serverAddress="server-address" 
      dbClass="database-type" 
      serverPort="port-number" 
      userName="connection-user-name"/>
  </virtualConnectionConnections>
</tsResponse>

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400006	Invalid page number	The page number parameter is not an integer, is less than one, or is greater than the final page number for virtual connections at the requested page size.
400	400007	Invalid page size	The page size parameter is not an integer, or is less than one.
401	401002	Unauthorized	The authentication token provided in the request header was invalid or has expired.
403	403014	Page size limit exceeded	The specified page size is larger than the maximum page size.
404	404000	Site not found	The site ID in the URI doesn't correspond to an existing site.
405	405000	Invalid request method	Request type was not GET.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

Publish Virtual Connection

Publishes a downloaded JSON-representation of a virtual connection.

If the virtual connection does not exist, it will be published as a new virtual connection. If it already exists, and you've chosen to overwrite it, the virtual connection will be published as a revision of the existing virtual connection.

The virtual connection can be published as a draft or as an active virtual connection.

Version: Available in API 3.23 (Tableau Cloud June 2024 / Tableau Server 2024.2) and later. Version Overview(Link opens in a new window)

License: Requires Tableau Data Management(Link opens in a new window).

Permissions: You must have the Overwrite permission for the virtual connection and your site role must be at least Creator. Permissions Overview(Link opens in a new window)

JWT Access Scope: Not available.

URI

POST /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections

POST /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections?publishAsDraft=publish-as-draft-flag

POST /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections?overwrite=overwrite-flag

URI Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-luid	The LUID for the site.
publish-as-draft-flag	(Optional, boolean) Defaults to true. If true, publishes the virtual connection as a draft. If false, publishes the virtual connection as an active virtual connection. Note: The publishAsDraft URI parameter is case sensitive. If the virtual connection contains an extract, the publishAsDraft parameter value is ignored and the virtual connection is published as a draft. Note: If you are using the REST API to publish a virtual connection as a draft, note the virtual connection's LUID (`virtualconnection id`) in the response body. Use that LUID to build a URL to further edit, create extracts for, or publish the virtual connection using the virtual connection editor in the regular web interface. For more information, see "Draft in Progress" in the Tableau Cloud Product Help(Link opens in a new window) and Tableau Server Product Help(Link opens in a new window).
overwrite-flag	(Optional, boolean) Defaults to false. If true, will overwrite the existing virtual connection. The overwritten virtual connection is retained as a revision. If false, won't overwrite the existing virtual connection.

Request Body

XML
JSON

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<tsRequest>
  <virtualConnection name="virtualconnection-name">
    <project id="project-luid"/>
    <owner id="owner-luid"/>
    <content>virtualconnection-as-json</content>
  </virtualConnection>
</tsRequest>

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{
  "virtualConnection": {
    "project": {
      "id": "project-luid"
    },
    "owner": {
      "id": "owner-luid"
    },
    "content": "virtualconnection-as-json",
    "name": "virtualconnection-name"
  }
}

Request Attributes

virtualconnection-name	The name of the virtual connection you are publishing. If publishing an existing virtual connection as a revision, the virtual connection name is ignored.
project-luid	The LUID of the project you are publishing to.
owner-luid	This attribute is required, but is ignored.
virtualconnection-as-json	The virtual connection schema rendered as JSON, as obtained using the Download Virtual Connection or Download Virtual Connection Revision method. The schema appears in the content element (for XML output) or content property (for JSON output). Note: Changing the downloaded schema and then using it with this method isn't supported. When using the Publish Virtual Connection method, we recommend using the virtual connection schema format that matches the format you used for downloading it. This is important because the virtual connection schema returned by the download methods have escape characters in them if the output was JSON. If you download and publish using different formats, you will have to make changes to JSON representation of the virtual connection. In other words: If the output of the Download Virtual Connection method was XML (except for the `content` element, which is always a form of JSON), use XML when using the this Publish Virtual Connection method. If the output of the Download Virtual Connection method was JSON (in which case it will have escape characters in the `content` property), use JSON when using this Publish Virtual Connection method. Alternatively, you can escape or unescape the schema yourself if you are downloading and publishing using different formats. For more information on the difference between using XML and using JSON with the REST API, see Fundamentals of the Tableau Server REST API.

cURL Request Example

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curl --location 'http://MY-SERVER/api/3.25/sites/9a8b7c6d-5e4f-3a2b-1c0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d/virtualconnections?overwrite=true&publishAsDraft=false' --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' --header 'X-Tableau-Auth: HvZMqFFfQQmOM4L-AZNIQA|5fI6T54OPK1Gn1p4w0RtHv6EkojWRTwq|a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3' --data @data.xml

Content of data.xml:

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<tsRequest>
  <virtualConnection name="Batters">
    <project id="1f2f3e4e-5d6d-7c8c-9b0b-1a2a3f4f5e6e"/>
    <owner id="9f9e9d9c-8b8a-8f8e-7d7c-7b7a6f6d6e6d"/>
    <content>virtualconnection-as-json</content>
  </virtualConnection>
</tsRequest>

Note: Replace virtualconnection-as-json content in the above example with the virtual connection schema you downloaded using the Download Virtual Connection method.

Response Code

201

Response Body

XML
JSON

<tsResponse>
    <virtualConnection id="virtualconnection-luid" name="virtualconnection-name">
        <project id="project-luid"/>
    </virtualConnection>
</tsResponse>

{
    "virtualConnection": {
        "project": {
            "id": "project-luid"
        },
        "id": "virtualconnection-luid",
        "name": "virtualconnection-name"
    }
}

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400201	Generic error	An unknown error occurred.
403	403175	User not authorized.	Check to make sure the user has the required permissions.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

List Virtual Connection Permissions

Returns a list of permissions for a specific virtual connection.

URI

GET /api/api-version/sites/site-id/virtualconnections/virtualconnection-id/permissions

Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-id	The ID of the site that contains the virtual connection.
virtualconnection‑id	The ID of the virtual connection to get permissions for.

Request Body

None

Permissions

You must be an administrator or have the Read (View) permission for the virtual connection (either explicitly or implicitly).

Required scope for JWT authorization

Introduced in Tableau Cloud June 2022 (API 3.16) and Tableau Server 2022.3 (API 3.17).

tableau:permissions:read

Response Code

200

Response Body

<tsResponse>
    <permissions>
        <parent id="project-luid"
            type="Project"/>
        <virtualConnection id="virtualconnection-luid"
            name="virtualconnection-name">
            <owner id="owner-luid"/>
        </virtualConnection>
        <granteeCapabilities>
            <group id="group-luid"/>
            <capabilities>
                <capability name="capability-name"
                    mode="capability-mode"/>
                <!--   ...additional capabilities...   -->
            </capabilities>
        </granteeCapabilities>
        <granteeCapabilities>
            <user id="user-luid"/>
            <capabilities>
                <capability name="capability-name"
                    mode="capability-mode"/>
                <!--   ...additional capabilities...   -->
            </capabilities>
        </granteeCapabilities>
        <!--   ...additional granteeCapability sets...   -->
    </permissions>
</tsResponse>

Note: The parent element is included in the response only if the workbook's permissions are determined by project-level default permissions and project permissions are locked. Project permissions can be locked for a new project when you call Create Project or for an existing project by calling Update Project. For more information, see Lock Content Permissions to the Project(Link opens in a new window).

Version

Version 3.23 and later. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
404	404000	Site not found	The site ID in the URI doesn't correspond to an existing site.
404	404004	Virtual Connection not found	The virtual connection ID in the URI doesn't correspond to an existing virtual connection.
405	405000	Invalid request method	Request type was not GET.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

Example

curl --location 'http://MY-SERVER/api/3.25/sites/9a8b7c6d-5e4f-3a2b-1c0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d/virtualconnections/12ab34cd-56ef-78ab-90cd-12ef34ab56cd/permissions' --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' --header 'X-Tableau-Auth: HvZMqFFfQQmOM4L-AZNIQA|5fI6T54OPK1Gn1p4w0RtHv6EkojWRTwq|a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3'

Update Virtual Connection

Updates a virtual connection's name, owner, project, or certification status.

Version: Available in API 3.23 (Tableau Cloud June 2024 / Tableau Server 2024.2) and later. Version Overview(Link opens in a new window)

License: Requires Tableau Data Management(Link opens in a new window).

Permissions: You must have the Overwrite permission for the virtual connection and your site role must be at least Creator. Permissions Overview(Link opens in a new window)

JWT Access Scope: Not available.

URI

PUT /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/virtualconnection-luid

URI Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-luid	The LUID for the site.
virtualconnection-luid	The LUID for the virtual connection.

Request Body

XML
JSON

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<tsRequest>
  <virtualConnection name="virtualconnection-name"
    isCertified="certified-flag"
    certificationNote="certification-message">
    <project id="project-luid"/>
    <owner id="owner-luid"/>
  </virtualConnection>
</tsRequest>

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{
  "virtualConnection": {
    "name": "virtualconnection-name",
    "isCertified": "certified-flag",
    "certificationNote": "certification-message",
    "project": {
      "id": "project-luid"
    },
    "owner": {
      "id": "owner-luid"
    }
  }
}

Request Attributes

virtualconnection-name	The name of the virtual connection.
certification-flag	Boolean. If true, the virtual connection is certified. If false, it won't.
certification-message	The certification label's message.
project-luid	The LUID of the project the virtual connection is located in.
owner-luid	The LUID of the user that owns the virtual connection.

Request attributes that are different from the virtual connection's current properties result in updating the virtual connection.

cURL Request Example

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curl --request PUT 'http://MY-SERVER/api/3.25/sites/9a8b7c6d-5e4f-3a2b-1c0d-9e8f7a6b5c4d/virtualconnections/12ab34cd-56ef-78ab-90cd-12ef34ab56cd' --header 'Content-Type: application/xml' --header 'X-Tableau-Auth: HvZMqFFfQQmOM4L-AZNIQA|5fI6T54OPK1Gn1p4w0RtHv6EkojWRTwq|a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3' --data @data.xml

Contents of data.xml.

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<tsRequest>
  <virtualConnection name="Batters"
    isCertified="true"
    certificationNote="Approved by Marketing">
    <project id="1f2f3e4e-5d6d-7c8c-9b0b-1a2a3f4f5e6e"/>
    <owner id="9f9e9d9c-8b8a-8f8e-7d7c-7b7a6f6d6e6d"/>
  </virtualConnection>
</tsRequest>

Response Code

200

Response Body

XML
JSON

<tsResponse>
  <virtualConnection id="virtualconnection-luid"
    isCertified="certified-flag"
    name="virtualconnection-name">
    <project id="project-luid"/>
    <owner id="owner-luid"/>
  </virtualConnection>
</tsResponse>

{
  "virtualConnection": {
    "project": {
      "id": "project-luid"
    },
    "owner": {
      "id": "owner-luid"
    },
    "id": "virtualconnection-luid",
    "isCertified": certified-flag,
    "name": "virtualconnection-luid"
  }
}

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400203	Generic error	An unknown error occurred.
403	403004	User not authorized to change virtual connection	Check to make sure the user has the required permissions.
403	403176	User not authorized to change virtual connection's owner	Check to make sure the user has the required permissions.
403	403177	User not authorized to move assets into the target project.	Check to make sure the user has the required permissions.
403	403178	User not authorized to move the virtual connection	Check to make sure the user has the required permissions.
404	404049	Virtual connection not found	Check the virtual connection LUID.
409	409124	A virtual connection with the chosen name already exists in the project.	Try a different virtual connection name.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

Update Virtual Connection Database Connections

Updates the server address, port, username, or password for the specified database connection in a virtual connection.

Version: Available in API 3.18 (Tableau Cloud December 2022 / Server 2023.1) and later. Version Overview

License: Requires Tableau Data Management(Link opens in a new window).

Permissions: Users who are administrators or have the site role of Creator or higher can update a database connection. Permissions Overview

JWT Access Scope: Not available.

URI

PUT /api/api-version/sites/site-luid/virtualconnections/virtual-connection-luid/connections/connection-id/modify

URI Parameter Values

api-version	The version of the API to use, such as `3.25`. For more information, see REST API and Resource Versions.
site-luid	The LUID for the site that contains the virtual connection.
virtual-connection-luid	The LUID for the virtual connection that includes the database connections.
connection-id	The ID of the database connection. To determine what connections are in a virtual connection, call List Virtual Connection Database Connections(Link opens in a new window).

Request Body

XML
JSON

<tsRequest>
 <connection
   serverAddress="server-address"
   serverPort="port-number"
   userName="test"
   password="password" />
</tsRequest>

Request Attributes

`connection serverAddress`	The new server for the database connection.
`connection serverPort`	The new port for the database connection
`connection userName`	The new username for the database connection.
`connection password`	The new password for the database connection.

cURL Request Example

curl --location --request PUT "https://MY_SERVER/api/3.18/sites/a946d998-2ead-4894-bb50-1054a91dcab3/virtualconnections/26bc30d8-90d6-4af1-922d-ac285e7b08fb/connections/26bc30d8-90d6-4af1-922d-ac285e7b08fb"

Response Code

200

Response Body

XML
JSON

Copy<tsResponse>
  <virtualConnectionConnections>
    <connection 
      id="connection-id" 
      serverAddress="server-address" 
      serverPort="port-number"
      userName="connection-user-name"
      password="password"/>
  </virtualConnectionConnections>
</tsResponse>

Errors

HTTP status	`error` Code	Condition	Details
400	400000	Bad request	The content of the request body is missing or incomplete, or contains malformed XML.
401	401002	Unauthorized	The authentication token provided in the request header was invalid or has expired.
403	403004	Operation unauthorized	The user isn’t authorized to perform the task.
404	404000	Site not found	The site ID in the URI doesn't correspond to an existing site.
405	405000	Invalid request method	Request type was not PUT.

For more information, see Handling Errors.

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