Integration
Connect Tableau and Xero
When New Data Source fires in Tableau, your agent runs Add purchase order in Xero, or New bill in Xero to Run Extract Refresh Task in Tableau. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it.
Build solutions, not workarounds.
What do you want Tableau and Xero to do together?
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Claude Code
Run this in the directory you want to work in.
claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.aiStart Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens.
Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)Claude, web and desktop
Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Cursor
Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Zed
Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app
Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Any other MCP client
Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection.
Setup guide (opens in a new tab)Example flows
What Tableau and Xero can do together
From Tableau to Xero
When New Data Source in Tableau
then Add purchase order in Xero
When New Job in Tableau
then Create or update contact in Xero
From Xero to Tableau
When New bill in Xero
then Run Extract Refresh Task in Tableau
When New or updated contact in Xero
then Add User to Site in Tableau
Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships.
Everything your agent can do with Tableau and Xero
Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 44 actions
Trigger
List extract refresh tasksTriggers when a new scheduled extract refresh task is added to your Tableau site.
Trigger
New Data SourceTriggers when a new data source is published to your Tableau site.
Trigger
New JobTriggers when a new background job (such as an extract refresh) matching your filter appears on your Tableau site.
Trigger
New ProjectTriggers when a new project is created on your Tableau site.
Trigger
New UserTriggers when a new user is added to your Tableau site.
Trigger
New WorkbookTriggers when a new workbook is published to your Tableau site.
Action
Add User to SiteAdds a user to your Tableau site with the given site role.
Action
Create ProjectCreates a project on your Tableau site, optionally nested under a parent project.
Action
Create Workbook RefreshStarts an extract refresh for a workbook and returns the refresh job.
Action
Delete Data SourceDeletes a published data source from your Tableau site.
Action
Delete ProjectDeletes a project and the content inside it from your Tableau site.
Action
Delete WorkbookDeletes a workbook from your Tableau site.
Action
Find ViewFinds a view (sheet or dashboard) on your Tableau site by its exact name.
Action
Find WorkbookFinds a workbook on your Tableau site by its exact name.
Action
Get Data SourceReturns one published data source's details.
Action
Get JobReturns the status and progress of a background job such as an extract refresh.
Action
Get UserReturns one user on your Tableau site, including their site role and last sign-in.
Action
Get WorkbookReturns one workbook's details, including its project, owner and link.
Action
Refresh Data SourceStarts an extract refresh for a data source and returns the refresh job.
Action
Remove User from SiteRemoves a user from your Tableau site.
Action
Run Extract Refresh TaskRuns a scheduled extract refresh task immediately and returns the started job.
Action
Update ProjectUpdates a project's name, description or parent project.
Action
Update UserUpdates a site user's display name, email or site role.
Action
Update WorkbookUpdates a workbook's name, description, project or owner.
Trigger
New billTriggered when a new bill (ACCPAY) is added.
Trigger
New or updated contactTriggered when a contact is created or updated.
Trigger
New paymentTriggered when a new payment is received.
Trigger
New sales invoiceTriggered when a new sales invoice (ACCREC) is added.
Action
Add accountCreate a chart of accounts entry.
Action
Add credit noteCreate a credit note.
Action
Add itemCreate an inventory/sales item.
Action
Add purchase orderCreate a purchase order.
Action
Add quoteCreate a quote.
Action
Create bank transactionCreate a spend or receive money bank transaction.
Action
Create billCreate a new bill (Accounts Payable, Type=ACCPAY).
Action
Create or update contactCreate a new contact or update an existing one.
Action
Create paymentCreate a payment against an approved invoice.
Action
Create sales invoiceCreate a new sales invoice (Accounts Receivable, Type=ACCREC).
Action
Find contact by emailFind a contact by email address.
Action
Get contactRetrieve a single contact by ContactID.
Action
Get invoiceRetrieve a single invoice by InvoiceID.
Action
Get quoteReturns one quote by its id, with its contact, status, line items and totals.
Action
List accountsRetrieve the chart of accounts.
Action
List bank transactionsList bank transactions.
Action
List contactsRetrieve contacts from Xero.
Action
List credit notesList credit notes.
Action
List invoicesRetrieve sales invoices and bills.
Action
List itemsList items.
Action
List organisationsRetrieve organisation details for the connected Xero tenant.
Action
List paymentsRetrieve payments.
Action
List purchase ordersList purchase orders.
Action
List tax ratesList tax rates.
Action
Update contactUpdate a contact by id.
Action
Update invoiceUpdate a draft/submitted invoice.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Tableau and Xero, answered
What can start an automation from Tableau?
Any of Tableau's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Data Source, New Job, New Project and New User. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.
What can your agent do in Xero when something happens in Tableau?
Any of Xero's 26 actions, including Create bank transaction, Create bill, Create or update contact and Create payment. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships.
Can it also run from Xero to Tableau?
Yes. When something happens in Xero, your agent can act in Tableau too. This page covers both directions: Xero's triggers and Tableau's actions are listed here as well.
Do I have to build a connector for Tableau or Xero?
No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running.
Can my AI client use Tableau and Xero without building an automation?
Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both.
What happens when something fails?
Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.