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Support API-Based / Non-Interactive Authentication for Salesforce Connectors in Power BI & Fabric

Salesforce supports API-based access through Connected Apps and API-enabled accounts, allowing integrations to authenticate without user interaction. 
However, the Power BI/Fabric Salesforce connector currently requires interactive UI-based sign-in and MFA tied to an individual user.

This creates challenges for enterprise support and deployment processes:

  • Global support teams cannot manage Salesforce-connected reports if authentication is tied to one person's MFA.
  • Report and semantic model promotion between environments can require re-authentication by a specific user.
  • Support and operational processes become dependent on individual employees rather than managed service identities.
  • User absence, role changes, or employee departures can disrupt support activities.

Please add support for API-based, non-interactive authentication methods such as Salesforce Connected Apps, OAuth JWT Bearer Flow, Client Credentials Flow, or service principal-style authentication.

This would allow organizations to use Salesforce API authentication instead of UI-based authentication and remove the dependency on an individual's MFA credentials.

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