Refresh Direct Query not refreshing

Hi bdherh,

Thank you for posting your query in the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum, and thanks to FBergamaschi & Natarajan_M for sharing valuable insights.

DirectQuery models do not use scheduled refresh. Instead, they retrieve data from the source each time a visual is queried. However, in the Power BI Service, query results can be cached, meaning visuals may not automatically reflect the latest data unless the report page is refreshed or Automatic Page Refresh is enabled.

As per Microsoft documentation, in DirectQuery scenarios the data is not imported, so scheduled refresh does not apply to data updates and is only relevant for limited cases such as metadata updates.

Possible solutions:

• Refresh the report page manually
• Use Automatic Page Refresh (APR) for near real-time updates
• Ensure all tables are using DirectQuery mode
• Confirm no tables are set to Import (composite models can behave differently)

For more details, please refer to official Microsoft Doc: Configure scheduled refresh – Power BI

Best regards,
Ganesh Singamshetty