Data refresh issue- VSTS REST API connected and got refreshed in PBI Desktop but not on PBI Service

Hi, I am working with VSTS REST API and pulling data from VSTS as web data source (using header basic authintication) in PBI desktop. It is workimg very nice and I am ble to refresh data. But th...

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9 years ago

Hi sasmpu00,

Based on my test in Power BI desktop Version: 2.46.4732.581 32-bit (May 2017), use the Power Query below to get data from the VSTS, after publish the report to Power BI service, we can set the credential to use Anonymous to enable schedule refresh.

In your scenario, please use the same desktop version as ours. Check if only one data source which call VSTS in this report.

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu

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