Where to Find Tableau URI?

Trying to embed a Tableau dashboard or link directly to a specific view? You’ll need its Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), which is simply the unique address for that piece of content on your Tableau Server or Tableau Cloud site. This guide will show you exactly where to find the URI for any view or workbook, step by step.

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What is a Tableau URI and Why Do You Need It?

Think of a URI as a specific, permanent web address for a single component within your Tableau environment - like a dashboard, a worksheet, or even a workbook. While an entire URL (like https://your-tableau-site.com/#/site/Marketing/views/CampaignAnalysis/Overview) gets you to the page in your browser, the URI is the core part of that address that uniquely identifies the content itself.

In the example above, the content URI is typically considered CampaignAnalysis/Overview or sometimes the full path views/CampaignAnalysis/Overview.

You’ll need this URI for several key tasks:

• Embedding Views: When embedding a Tableau dashboard into a webpage, portal, or application like SharePoint, the embed code requires the view’s specific URI to know what content to display.
• API Calls: If you're working with the Tableau REST API to automate tasks like managing permissions or downloading content, you'll use URIs and other identifiers to target specific dashboards and workbooks.
• Direct Linking: Sharing a direct link ensures your colleagues land on the exact dashboard you're referencing, without any confusion.
• Building Custom Navigation: You can use URIs to create custom navigation menus within dashboards that link to other views, creating a more app-like experience for users.

Knowing how to find this address is fundamental to integrating Tableau with your other business workflows.

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Finding a View's URI in Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud

Fortunately, the process for finding a URI is nearly identical whether you're using a self-hosted Tableau Server or the software-as-a-service version, Tableau Cloud (formerly Tableau Online). Here are the two most reliable methods to find it.

Method 1: The 'Share' Button (The Easiest Way)

This is the most straightforward method and is designed for this exact purpose. It gives you a clean, stable link to the content.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Navigate to the specific Tableau worksheet or dashboard you want to find the URI for.
2. In the toolbar at the top of the page, locate and click the Share icon. It looks like three connected dots.
3. A "Share View" dialog box will appear. The first field, labeled "Link," contains the direct URL to your view.

This link is your prize. The final part of this URL is the URI you're looking for.

Deconstructing the Share URL

Let’s break down an example URL from the Share dialog to see how it works:

https://10ax.online.tableau.com/#/site/MyCompanySite/views/SalesPerformanceQ3/RegionalBreakdown

• https://10ax.online.tableau.com: This is the address of your Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server environment.
• /#/site/MyCompanySite: This part specifies the particular site within your Tableau environment where the content lives. If you're not using multiple sites, this part may not be present.
• /views/SalesPerformanceQ3/RegionalBreakdown: This is the content path, which contains the view's URI. This is the piece you'll most often need.

In this case, the full content path URI is views/SalesPerformanceQ3/RegionalBreakdown. For many embedding scenarios, you simplify to the workbook and view name: SalesPerformanceQ3/RegionalBreakdown.

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Method 2: Using the Browser's Address Bar

You can also pull the URI directly from your browser's address bar, but you need to know what to look for, as this URL often includes extra parameters related to your current session.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Open the dashboard or worksheet of interest in your browser.
2. Look at the full URL in the address bar at the top.
3. Identify the core components just as we did with the Share Link.

An example URL from the browser bar might look like this:

https://your-server.com/#/site/Finance/views/AnnualReview2023/ProfitandLoss?:showAppBanner=false&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link&:iid=1

The URI here is still contained within the URL, but you should ignore the parameters that come after the question mark (?). Those are session-specific and control things like display count or an information ID (iid) and are not a permanent part of the content's address.

The stable part you need is: views/AnnualReview2023/ProfitandLoss.

Understanding the URI Structure

Once you see a few Tableau URIs, you’ll notice a consistent pattern. Understanding this structure helps you find what you need more quickly and even predict what a URI might be.

The standard structure for a view URI is:

views/WorkbookURLName/ViewURLName

• views/: This is a fixed prefix that indicates the path is pointing to a collection of views within a workbook.
• WorkbookURLName: This is the URL-friendly name of the workbook. It's important to note that Tableau automatically generates this name from the workbook's title. For example, a workbook titled "My Q3 Sales Report" might have a URL name like "MyQ3SalesReport". Tableau typically handles this by removing spaces and special characters.
• ViewURLName: Similarly, this is the URL-friendly name for the specific dashboard or worksheet inside the workbook. A view named "Executive Summary" would likely become "ExecutiveSummary" in the URI.

Finding the URI for a Workbook or Project

Sometimes you need the address for an entire workbook (the container for all its sheets) or a project (a folder for organizing workbooks), not just a single view. This is especially common when working with the REST API.

To find these URIs, simply navigate to that item in Tableau and look at your browser's address bar.

• Workbook URI: Go to the workbook's main page where you see thumbnails of all its views. The URL might look something like this: .../#/site/YourSite/workbooks/12345/views. The part that identifies the workbook here is workbooks/12345, where 12345 is a unique ID generated by Tableau.
• Project URI: Click into a project folder. The URL will look similar: .../#/site/YourSite/projects/678. Here, the unique identifier is projects/678.

For API work, these numeric, stable IDs are often more reliable than the user-friendly names, which can change if someone renames a workbook.

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Common Issues and Best Practices

Here are a few tips to avoid common frustrations when working with Tableau URIs:

• Special Characters & Spaces: Tableau's URL encoding can be tricky. A workbook named "Sales & Marketing -- Q4" could have a URI with spaces removed, ampersands converted, and dashes altered. Always use the 'Share' button to get the definitive, correctly-formatted URI.
• Case Sensitivity: Although modern browsers can sometimes be forgiving, it's a best practice to assume URIs are case-sensitive. "SalesDashboard" might be different from "salesdashboard". Copy and paste it exactly as Tableau provides it.
• Linking to the Default View: If you link to a workbook's URI instead of a specific view's URI, Tableau will load whichever view the publisher set as the default "start" page. If you want to direct users to a specific dashboard, always use the view's URI.

Final Thoughts

Locating a Tableau URI is a simple but essential skill for sharing, embedding, and automating your analytics. By using the 'Share' button or carefully reading the browser URL, you can quickly grab the unique address for any dashboard or view in your Tableau environment.

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