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g_m_j
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3 years ago
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Problems using Invoke-PowerBiRestMethod in PowerShell

(I'm no PowerShell expert)

 

I'm trying to script PowerBI dataset refreshes using a PowerShell script and the Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod.

 

It all works fine for a single hardcoded dataset, as below:

 

 

$body = "{'notifyOption':'MailOnCompletion'}"
$result = Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -url "https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/refreshes" -Method POST -Body $body

 

 

However, I'd like to store all my dataset IDs in a txt file, then pass these in as a variable and get the script to loop through each. This is where I'm hitting (unhelpful) errors.

 

My script is as below:

 

 

Login-PowerBI

$body = "{'notifyOption':'MailOnCompletion'}"
$Data=Import-Csv -Path "\\abc\Desktop\PBI_Dashboards_Refresh_List.txt" -Delimiter ","

foreach ($dat in $Data)

{
$result = Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -url "https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets/$dat.WorkspaceID/refreshes" -Method POST -Body $body

}
Resolve-PowerBIError -Last

 

 

The error I'm getting is:

 

 

Message : Response status code does not indicate success: 404 (Not Found).
StackTrace : at System.Net.Http.HttpResponseMessage.EnsureSuccessStatusCode()
at Microsoft.PowerBI.Commands.Profile.InvokePowerBIRestMethod.<InvokeRestMethod>d__35.MoveNext()
Exception : System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException
InvocationInfo : {Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod}
Line : $result = Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -url "https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets/$dat.WorkspaceID/refreshes" -Method POST -Body $body

Position : At line:7 char:15
+ ... $result = Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -url "https://api.powerbi.com/v1 ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HistoryId : 25

 

 

Any help appreciated 🙂

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Hi g_m_j ,

     

    According to your statement, I think 404 error should be an authentication error in Power BI. Please make sure your account has access to Power BI or have access to pass the refresh API to Power BI.

    About using Powershell to refresh dataset, I think this blog could help you better to use it:

    Using-the-power-bi-api-with-powershell-scripts-refreshing-your-dataset 

     

    Best Regards,
    Rico Zhou

     

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable

    Hi g_m_j ,

     

    According to your statement, I think 404 error should be an authentication error in Power BI. Please make sure your account has access to Power BI or have access to pass the refresh API to Power BI.

    About using Powershell to refresh dataset, I think this blog could help you better to use it:

    Using-the-power-bi-api-with-powershell-scripts-refreshing-your-dataset 

     

    Best Regards,
    Rico Zhou

     

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.