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Connect API Data to Power BI
Hello. I have an API key and access to connect to the data I need. I cannot get data into Power Bi using the Web option (to insert the API key), so what I`ve done so far was to create Python files ...
Hi Alexandra_B,
Please review the following links, hope they can help you connect to REST API in Power BI successfully.
Use parameters and custom functions to call APIs in Power BI
To add data source parameter in your URL, please check my reply in the following similar threads.
http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Dynamic-connection-to-Web-URL/m-p/346607#M155589
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Integrations-with-Files-and/Parameters-for-JSON-API-data-Maintain-Q...
After create reports in Power BI Desktop, you may also need to create Power BI template file for user to instantiate.
Best Regards