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Using a REST API as a data source
Anonymous
I don't know the Blackbaud REST API in your case and it is not in the list of suppported "Online Service".
But according to the content in the link that the API reponses in JSON, you can get the data by using "Get Data"-->"Other"-->"Web". And then extend JSON to a table in query editor.
eg. http://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1/comments
You can replace it with a link like "http://[school].myschoolapp.com/api/academics/department/?t=[token returned from previous step]" in your link.
In the query editor,
Done
Regarding refreshing, you can publish it to Power BI Service and schedule refresh.
I am new to BI. I am using REST API as data source, I am trying to get list of sensors readings to BI but the API only allow to call 1 week readings period if i try to call the readings for 1 month period the API will not return any result,
Question:
Can I create a dataset which will keep all historical readings so that I can call the API on daily basis and it saves all new readings permenantly?
let
Source = Sql.Database("localhost", "AdventureWorksDW2012"),
dbo_DimEmployee = Source{[Schema="dbo",Item="DimEmployee"]}[Data],
#"Filtered Rows" = Table.SelectRows(dbo_DimEmployee, each [HireDate] >= #date(2000, 1, 1) and [HireDate] <= #date(2002, 1, 1))
in
#"Filtered Rows"You can then change hard-coded values to parameters. More info here:
http://blog.pragmaticworks.com/power-query-controlling-m-query-functions-with-user-driven-parameters
