Tableau Dashboard Refresher
Do you have a Google Sheets dashboard on Tableau Public, but only automatically refreshing it once a day is not enough for you? Refresh your Tableau Public dashboards as many times a day as you need with this handy free automation tool by Apify.
What does Tableau Dashboard Refresher do?
Tableau Public only lets you refresh your dashboards automatically once a day. If refreshing your Tableau dashboards once a day is not enough, and a Tableau subscription is too pricey and otherwise unnecessary for you, then this free tool is exactly what you need.
Tableau Dashboard Refresher allows you to refresh your Tableau dashboards as many times a day as you want. It does it automatically, even when you are away.
What is Tableau?
Tableau is an analytics platform that makes visualizing your data effortless. Visualizations help you understand your data better and uncover insights to improve your business.
Tableau connects to your database through a dashboard and shows you your data in a graphically appealing and easy-to-read format.
Take Google Sheets, for example. You can insert a large amount of data on multiple spreadsheets, and you might need to present it to clients or colleagues. Tableau connects to your spreadsheets and displays your data through impactful graphs and charts.
How much will Tableau Dashboard Refresher cost to use?
Tableau Dashboard Refresher consumes 0.02 compute units for one refresh; therefore, 1,000 refreshes = 2CUs, amounting to 0.5$.
In other words, you can refresh your dashboard every hour for a month for less than half a dollar!
Input
All the actor needs are the URL for the dashboard you want to refresh and your Tableau Public account credentials. The actor will use this information to log into your Tableau Public repository, refresh the page and click request data refresh.
1{ 2 "url": "https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/pablolgomez/viz/HappinessintheWorld_16245341657220/WHR", 3 "email": "my.email@example.com", 4 "password": "my_password_to_tableau" 5}
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it legal to scrape job listings or public data?
Yes, if you're scraping publicly available data for personal or internal use. Always review Websute's Terms of Service before large-scale use or redistribution.
Do I need to code to use this scraper?
No. This is a no-code tool — just enter a job title, location, and run the scraper directly from your dashboard or Apify actor page.
What data does it extract?
It extracts job titles, companies, salaries (if available), descriptions, locations, and post dates. You can export all of it to Excel or JSON.
Can I scrape multiple pages or filter by location?
Yes, you can scrape multiple pages and refine by job title, location, keyword, or more depending on the input settings you use.
How do I get started?
You can use the Try Now button on this page to go to the scraper. You’ll be guided to input a search term and get structured results. No setup needed!