Visualize Live Clarifai Data in Tableau

Tableau is a visual analytics platform transforming the way businesses use data to solve problems. When paired with the CData API Driver for Tableau, you can easily get access to live Clarifai data within Tableau. This article shows how to connect to Clarifai in Tableau and build a simple chart.

The CData Tableau Connectors enable high-speed access to live Clarifai data in Tableau. Once you install the connector, you simply authenticate with Clarifai and you can immediately start building responsive, dynamic visualizations and dashboards. By surfacing Clarifai data using native Tableau data types and handling complex filters, aggregations, & other operations automatically, CData Tableau Connectors grant seamless access to Clarifai data.

NOTE: The CData Tableau Connectors require Tableau 2020.3 or higher. If you are using an older version of Tableau, you will need to use the CData JDBC Driver.

Connect to Clarifai in Tableau

Open Tableau and click More under Connect -> To a Server. Select "Clarifai by CData," then configure the connection and click "Sign In."

Start by setting the Profile connection property to the location of the Clarifai Profile on disk (e.g. C:\profiles\Clarifai.apip). Next, set the ProfileSettings connection property to the connection string for Clarifai (see below).

Clarifai API Profile Settings

Clarifai uses Personal Access Tokens (PATs) for authentication. To obtain a PAT:

1. Log in to your Clarifai account at https://clarifai.com.
2. Navigate to your profile settings and select Security.
3. Click Create Personal Access Token.
4. Select the required scopes and click Create Token.
5. Copy the generated token (it will only be shown once).

After obtaining your Personal Access Token, set the following connection properties:

• AuthScheme: Set this to APIKey.

Set the following in the ProfileSettings connection property:

• APIKey: Set this to your Clarifai Personal Access Token (PAT).

Discover Schemas and Query Data

1. Select CData from the Database pull-down menu.
2. Select API from the Schema pull-down menu.
3. Drag the tables and views you wish to visualize onto the join area. You can include multiple tables.
4. Select Update Now or Automatically Update. Update Now lets you preview the first 10,000 rows of the data source (or enter the number of rows you want to see in the Rows text box). Automatically Update automatically reflects the changes in the preview area.
5. Click the tab for your worksheet. Columns are listed as Dimensions and Measures, depending on the data type. The CData Tableau Connector discovers data types automatically, allowing you to leverage the powerful data processing and visualization features of Tableau.
6. Drag a field from the Dimensions or Measures area to Rows or Columns. Tableau creates column or row headers.
7. Select one of the chart types from the Show Me tab. Tableau displays the chart type that you selected.

Using the CData API Driver for Tableau with Tableau, you can easily create robust visualizations and reports on Clarifai data. Download a free, 30-day trial and get started today.