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server.jobs.wait_for_job fails for ID generated by create_extract #1093
Description
Describe the bug
The job ID generated when creating an extract via TSC is not queryable by the server.jobs.wait_for_job method.
Versions
Details of your environment, including:
- Tableau Server version 3.10
- Python 3.8.12
- tableauserverclient==0.19.0
To Reproduce
refresh_job = server.datasources.create_extract(datasource_item)
job_status = server.jobs.wait_for_job(refresh_job.id)
# Also
server.jobs.get_by_id(refresh_job.id)Results
400031: Bad Request
There was a problem querying job '{refresh_job.id}'.
Solution
from tableauserverclient.exponential_backoff import ExponentialBackoffTimer
refresh_job = server.datasources.create_extract(datasource_item)
backoff_timer = ExponentialBackoffTimer()
job = list(j for j in tsc.Pager(server.jobs) if j.id == refresh_job.id)[0]
while job.ended_at is None:
backoff_timer.sleep()
print(f"{refresh_job.id} still running")
job = list(j for j in tsc.Pager(server.jobs) if j.id == refresh_job.id)[0]
Activity
[-]`server.jobs.wait_for_job` fails for ID generated by`create_extract`[/-][+]`server.jobs.wait_for_job` fails for ID generated by `create_extract`[/+]jacalata commentedon Aug 30, 2022
Thanks for posting this - it looks like it needs a server-side fix, but I can add your workaround in the client for now.
nawidsayed commentedon Jul 2, 2023
Hello, I am still facing the same issue as OP, can't query jobs related to
create_extract.Environment:
TSC version: 0.24,
Rest API version: 3.19
Tableau Server version: 2023.2.0 (20232.23.0616.0032)
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github-actions commentedon Aug 21, 2026
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