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title: Connect Tableau to Tinybird
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  description: This guide covers the steps to connect Tableau to Tinybird using the ClickHouse data source, enabling collaborative analytics and data science workflows.
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# Connect Tableau to Tinybird

Tableau can connect to Tinybird using the ClickHouse® JDBC driver, taking advantage of Tinybird's ClickHouse® HTTP protocol compatibility. This enables you to use Tinybird data in Tableau.

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The ClickHouse® connection to Tinybird is read-only. You can use it to analyze and visualize data from your Tinybird data sources, but you cannot modify data through this connection.
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## Prerequisites

- A Tinybird workspace with data sources
- A Tinybird Auth Token with scopes `WORKSPACE:READ_ALL` and optionally `ORG_DATASOURCES:READ`. See [how to create it](../clickhouse-interface#auth-token-requirements).

## Add Tinybird as a data source

1. Download the [ClickHouse® JDBC Driver](https://github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-java/releases/), use the latest `clickhouse-jdbc-x.y.z-all-dependencies.jar` version. 
2. Save the ClickHouse JDBC driver in any of these folders depending on your OS:
  - macOS: ~/Library/Tableau/Drivers
  - Windows: C:\Program Files\Tableau\Drivers
3. In Tableau Desktop, select **Connect > More** and type `ClickHouse`. Select `ClickHouse by ClickHouse` and follow the wizard.
4. After installing the connector, select **Connect > To a Server > ClickHouse JDBC**
5. **Configure the connection** with these settings:

### Connection configuration

```bash
Server: {% user("clickhouseHost") %}
Port: 443
Username: <WORKSPACE_NAME>  # Your workspace name
Password: {% user("JWT") %}  # Your Tinybird auth token
SSL: Yes
```

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See the list of [ClickHouse hosts](../clickhouse-interface#clickhouse-interface-hosts) to find the correct one for your region.
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**Click on Sign In** to see your data sources

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## Learn more

- [ClickHouse Interface overview](../clickhouse-interface)
- [Tinybird Auth Token management](/classic/administration/auth-tokens)