Connecting to APIs

In this session we covered connecting to APIs and getting data into Tableau with the following:

• What is an API? How do I connect to one?
• Using Tableau’s Web Data Connector to show Geothermal Wells in California
• Using FME to read from and write to the Canvas Learning Management System API
• Using Python to read from the Canvas Learning Management System API
• Using FME to read from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard API

Resources

• Information about Tableau
• Information about the FME Data Integration Platform
• Information about the FME Data Integration Platform (free trials, educational pricing, and free licenses for home use)
• Tableau Web Data Connector Information
• Information about the Canvas LMS API
• Information about the College Scorecard API
• and on GitHub

Tableau workbook - College Scorecard - First Generation Students

Tableau workbook - Geothermal Wells in California