Querying Tableau views with filters and parameters using the REST API

In this tutorial we are downloading PDFs of Tableau dashboards (views) while specifying filters AND parameters. A tricky problem you might encounter when trying to pass parameter values in a REST API query is: dates. The format you see in your workbook is not necessarily the format Tableau expects to receive, and this video demonstrates how you can make sure your date parameters (and also your normal filters and parameters) are input correctly so Tableau can make what you want come to life. Here's a related blog post showing more examples of querying view data using tableau-api-lib:   / query-your-tableau-view-data-like-a-boss-u...   For more written tutorials, check out the Medium blog posts!   / elliottstam​   Python version used: 3.8 Coding environment: Jupyter Lab Tableau Server REST API endpoint focus: query view pdf To make sure you have all the latest features, update tableau-api-lib: pip install -U tableau-api-lib Getting started with tableau-api-lib:    • tableau-api-lib (blitz): getting started   Join the Tableau Developer Program to get involved. It coms with a free Tableau Online developer site! https://www.tableau.com/developer