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Database connection failed while connecting REST API using POST method with Authentication key.

Manand — Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:09:44 GMT

Hi All,

I am trying to connect a REST API to Power BI using POST method -

i have the following details -

webURL - https://mis.domain.com/fms-mobile/profile/searchPerson/

API header - Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

API Key - xxxxxxx

Request body - inputParam: {"searchValue":"0","searchId":"0","employeeCode":"0","apiKey":"xxxxxxxx","offset":"0","personId":"0"}

The API should return one of 2 options - and on success, it must display the results.

{

"failure": {

"failure_status": 0,

"failure_message": ""

"success": {

"success_status": 1,

"success_message": ""

"result_data":[ ....

I have written the following code in the advanced editor -

let

Query1 = Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://mis.domain.com/fms-mobile/profile/searchPerson/", [Headers = [#"Content-Type"="application/x-www-form-urlencoded"],

Content = Text.ToBinary("""inputparam"":{""searchValue"":""0"",""searchId"":""0"",""employeeCode"":""0"",""apiKey"":""xxxxxxx"",""offset"":""0"",""personId"":""0"" })]

))

in Query1

This code is fetching the API information, however giving the result as database connection failed.

I am unable to understand what the issue is. Request if anyone could help!!

Regards,

Manand

Re: Database connection failed while connecting REST API using POST method with Authentication key.

lbendlin — Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:34:17 GMT

That seems to be a problem on "their" side. Check with the API owner.

Re: Database connection failed while connecting REST API using POST method with Authentication key.

Deelip_burla — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:25:13 GMT

Hi , I need to connect API to power BI by using the following credentails using "POST"method. Please let me know how can i connect to power bi.

I have API url , endpoint, and API key.

API URL: https://el.api.cloud.net/hsm/odata/v2.0/Loc

API Key: aef579dh799dgah123hdg

and below is the header deatils

{
"name": "GetLoc",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "requestHeader",
"value":"companyId,<integer>,
userGuid,<string>,
environment,<string>,
userToken,<string>,
subscriptionKey,<string>,
version,<string>"
},
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
},
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json;odata.data=minimal;odata.streaming=true"
},
{
"key": "s-api-key",
"value": "{{h-api-key}}",
"type": "default"
},
{
"key": "Version",
"value": "{{Version}}",
"type": "default"
},
{
"key": "CompanyId",
"value": "{{CompanyId}}",
"type": "default",
"disabled": true
}
],
"body": {
"mode": "raw",
"raw": "{\n \"take\": 200,\n \"skip\": 0,\n \"filters\": {\n \"startDate\": \"1/1/2024\",\n \"endDate\": \"1/1/2025\"\n }\n}",
"options": {
"raw": {
"language": "json"
}
}
},
"url": {
"raw": "{{hsmBaseURL}}/Locations",
"host": [
"{{hsmBaseURL}}"
],
"path": [
"Locations"
]
}
},
"response": []
},