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Amazon Redshift ODBC 2.x Driver Support for Tableau Desktop on macOS

Publish Date: Apr 14, 2026

Description

Environment

Tableau Desktop
macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel)
Amazon Redshift
Amazon Redshift ODBC Driver version 2.x

Issue

Users may experience the following symptoms if the correct driver is not installed or configured properly:

A prompt stating, "To use this connector, you need to download and install the driver first."
Inability to utilise advanced authentication methods, such as AWS IAM credentials or Identity Provider (IdP) federation.

Resolution

Tableau Desktop fully supports the Amazon Redshift ODBC 2.x driver on macOS. You can download the latest Redshift driver from the Amazon Redshift page.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/odbc20-install-mac.html

Additional Resources

The ODBC 2.x driver includes built-in support for IAM IDC OAuth and browser-based SSO (Single Sign-On)

https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-us/config_oauth_redshift_iam_idc.htm#:~:text=Update%20the%20driver,yet%20for%20OSX

Knowledge Article Number

005318623

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