Marketplace Add-Ons

As an alternative to downloading via Alteryx Marketplace, you can now download and install Alteryx-made data connector tools and add-ons directly via Alteryx Designer.

Download and Install Add-Ons

To download and install Alteryx data connectors and other add-ons directly via Designer, follow these steps:

In Designer, go to Add-Ons > Manage Marketplace Add-Ons to open the Marketplace Add-Ons window.
Locate the add-on or connector tool that you want to install. If needed, use the Search bar, or select the Name column to sort the tool list alphabetically. Once you locate the add-on, use the carat icon to expand and view its description, upload date, current version, and a link to the Alteryx Marketplace.
Select the Install button to download the add-on. If you previously installed the add-on, the button text displays as Update. If a new version of the add-on is available, the button is active, and you can select Update to install it (if a new version is not yet available, the button is inactive).
You can install multiple add-ons at the same time. Select the Install or Update buttons on multiple add-ons to queue up the installs. Once the first installation finishes, the next add-on installation process starts.
Updating an Add-On
If you previously installed an add-on, you can download a new version via the Update button if it is available. It's important to note that this action doesn't overwrite the existing add-on. Rather, it downloads a separate new version in addition to any previous versions you might already have installed.
Additionally, this update capability only identifies add-ons that have an update if they were installed through the Marketplace Add-Ons window in Designer. If you installed an add-on YXI manually, it won't show an update option through the Marketplace Add-Ons window (even if an update is available).
Once you select Install or Update, the installer window launches. Here, you can access some metadata, including Category, Version, Author, and Description.
Select Install to proceed or Cancel to return to the previous window. Please note that an administrator can install the add-on for all users when they run Designer as an administrator.
Once the installation completes, select Close to return to the Marketplace Add-Ons window.

Remove Access to Add-Ons Menu

You might have policies in your organization that restrict users' ability to download items to their machines. If this is your situation, you can remove the Add-Ons menu from Designer so that users can't access and download items from the Alteryx Marketplace. Follow these steps to remove the Add-Ons menu:

Navigate to the RuntimeSettings.xml file, located at ..\Alteryx\bin\RuntimeData.
Scroll to the <Designer> section of the file and locate the <EnableAddOns>True</EnableAddOns> tag. The default value is True.
Set the value to False and save the RuntimeSettings.xml file.
Restart Designer and the Add-Ons menu is no longer accessible. To enable to menu again, repeat the above process and set the value back to True.