Error running tableau flow using python and REST API. For your information, my account is Server Administrator. I keep on getting this error eventho i already have access for REST API and confirm that i already enabled REST API in my server

@Hafiz Naim Bin Sahidi​ 

Hi, use the following code to run flows on Tableau Server:

####
# This script demonstrates how to use the Tableau Server Client
# to run the flow
#
# For signing into server, this script uses personal access tokens. For
# more information on personal access tokens, refer to the documentations:
# (https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-us/security_personal_access_tokens.htm)
#
# If you don't know the flow name, the script list the flows name. If you need the list
# of flows, just enter any name in the flow parameter
#
# To run the script, you must have installed Python 3.5 or later.
####
import argparse
import logging
import tableauserverclient as TSC
def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Publish a datasource to server.')
    parser.add_argument('--server', '-s', required=True, help='server address')
    parser.add_argument('--site', '-i', help='site name')
    parser.add_argument('--token-name', '-p', required=True,
                        help='name of the personal access token used to sign into the server')
    parser.add_argument('--token-value', '-v', required=True,
                        help='value of the personal access token used to sign into the server')
    parser.add_argument('--flow-name', '-f', required=True,
                        help='The name of the flow')
    args = parser.parse_args()
    # Sign in to server
    tableau_auth = TSC.PersonalAccessTokenAuth(args.token_name, args.token_value, site_id=args.site)
    server = TSC.Server(args.server, use_server_version=True)
    with server.auth.sign_in(tableau_auth):
        all_flow_items, pagination_item = server.flows.get()
        print("There are {} flows on site:" .format(pagination_item.total_available))
        print([[flow.id, flow.name] for flow in all_flow_items])
        for flow in all_flow_items:
            if flow.name == args.flow_name:
                print('Run Flow', flow.name, 'Now')
                # run the flow and get the JobItem
                job = server.flows.refresh(flow)
    print("Thanks for using this python script by www.modux.co")
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

We can modify this flow to not use args:

####
# This script demonstrates how to use the Tableau Server Client
# to run the flow
#
# For signing into server, this script could use personal access tokens. For
# more information on personal access tokens, refer to the documentations:
# (https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-us/security_personal_access_tokens.htm)
#
# If you don't know the flow name, the script list the flows name. If you need the list
# of flows, just enter any name in the flow parameter
#
# To run the script, you must have installed Python 3.5 or later.
####
 
import tableauserverclient as TSC
 
 
def main():
    SERVER = "www.yourserver.com"
    #Use "" for default site
    SITE = ""
    USER = "youruser"
    PWD = "yourpassword"
    FLOW_NAME = "Your Flow Name"
    #Use the following for PAT Sign in
    #TOKEN_NAME = ""
    #TOKEN_VALUE = "" 
 
    # Sign in to server with PAT
    #tableau_auth = TSC.PersonalAccessTokenAuth(TOKEN_NAME, TOKEN_VALUE, site_id=SITE)
    # Sign in to server with USER/PWD
    tableau_auth = TSC.TableauAuth(USER, PWD)
    server = TSC.Server(SERVER, use_server_version=True)
    with server.auth.sign_in(tableau_auth):
        all_flow_items, pagination_item = server.flows.get()
        #print("There are {} flows on site:" .format(pagination_item.total_available))
        #print([[flow.id, flow.name] for flow in all_flow_items])
        for flow in all_flow_items:
            if flow.name == FLOW_NAME:
                print('Run Flow', flow.name, 'Now')
                # run the flow and get the JobItem
                job = server.flows.refresh(flow)
    print("Thanks for using this python script by www.modux.co")
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

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Regards,

Diego Martinez

Tableau Visionary and Forums Ambassador