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Tableau is a popular software company whose work is focused on business intelligence. It allows you to get a better understanding of your data and connect to any database.

 

One such database can be competitor pricing data – originating from your Price2Spy account.

 

Since more and more Price2Spy clients want to connect their Tableau via Price2Spy API, we decided to share this mini-guide with you.

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Connecting Tableau to Price2Spy API

 

To connect your Tableau with Price2Spy API you need to follow these steps (click on the image to get it enlarged):

 

1. Once in Tableau software click on more. Then click on Web Data Connector (see screenshots 1 and 2)

 

 

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2.  In URL bar insert https://rdc.codezero.xyz/#/ and press “enter” (see screenshot 3)

 

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3. Click on Generic REST API (see screenshot 4)

 

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4. Simple GET operation

  • Insert appropriate endpoint. In this example https://api.price2spy.com/rest/v1/get-brands
  • Select GET method
  • Add a new custom header with
    • Name = Authorization
    • Value = Basic base64 encoded API key
  • Click on “Make request” (see screenshot 5)

If you need a specific path, fill in Path to export. If not leave blank and click “Load into Tableau” button (see screenshot 6)

 

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5. POST operation

  • Insert appropriate endpoint. In this example https://api.price2spy.com/rest/v1/get-current-pricing-data
  • Select POST method
  • Add a new custom header with
    • Name = Authorization
    • Value = Basic base64 encoded API key
  • Body Type = RAW
  • Raw Body = filter by any parameter supported in this case body = {“brandName”:”Arturia”}
  • Click on “Make request” (see screenshot 7)

If you need a specific path, fill in Path to export. If not leave blank and click “Load into Tableau” button (see screenshot 8)

 

 

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For any questions you might have, please feel free to contact us at support@price2spy.com – we would be happy to help you.

 

In case you are new to Price2Spy, you are welcome to start your free 30-day trial to establish a Tableau connection via Price2Spy API, (using any kind of API method you need).

 

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