The ThoughtSpot JavaScript API (JS API) enables you to use ThoughtSpot within your own Web application and to perform the following tasks:
- Authenticate users to ThoughtSpot
- Embed ThoughtSpot visualizations in your Web page using the
<iframe>HTML tag - Supply ThoughtSpot data to your Web page through ThoughtSpot’s REST APIs
Browser Support
The JS API works in the following browsers:
- Firefox
- 68.x, 69.x, and later
- Chrome
- 76.x, 77.x, and later
- Edge
- 81.0.416.53, and later
- Safari
- 13.x, and later
Cross-Origin HTTP Requests (CORS)
Collecting user credentials from one application (domain) and sending them to another (such as ThoughtSpot) can present security vulnerabilities such as a phishing attack. Cross-origin or cross-domain verification closes this vulnerability.
When you use the JavaScript API, your client calls ThoughtSpot from your Web page, portal, or application. Because your client and ThoughtSpot are on different domains, you must enable cross-origin HTTP requests from your client application to the ThoughtSpot application. This protects your data by preventing another actor from using the same URL to embed the visualization in its own Web pages.
Your cluster’s CORS configuration controls which domains can use your
client code to authorize users. It also prevents code copying and deployment on
unauthorized sites. For example, if your Web site is hosted on
the domain example.com, you must enable CORS for that domain. Similarly, to
test your code locally, you must also add the domain for your
local server, such as http://localhost:8080. We recommend that you disable the
localhost access after you finish testing.
To enable CORS between your client applications and your ThoughtSpot instance, you must work with ThoughtSpot Support.