A web API key can only be specified when a web API key name is provided

[deanbland]

Hi, 

I am trying to connect Power BI to a web api using this URL (https://api.10000ft.com/api/v1/), but when I enter the API key, I get this message: 

A web API key can only be specified when a web API key name is provided. 

Unsure what I need to do so any help would be appreciated! 

Thanks, 

Dean

[mmeyers]

i had to connect to my data using the web connector without authenticating, knowing that it would fail, so Power BI would build the shell of the query.  then i went into the advanced editor to updated Web.BrowserContents() to Web.Contents() which allowed me to pass the key name and value through the headers with:

let
Source = Web.Contents("https://{uri removed intentionally}", [Headers = [#"Authorization" = "Bearer {key removed intentionally}"]]),

then Power BI pulled in my data

[v-yiruan-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @deanbland ,

Please review the content in the following links, hope they can help you resolve the problem.

1. Get data from web error: A web API key can only be specified when a web API key name is provided

   Solution: 

1. Open Power BI Desktop and on the Home tab, select Get data and choose the Web option.
2. Paste your metric query's URL into the Power BI dialog asking for the Web page URL.
3. In the Access web content dialog, select Basic, enter your app's API key as the Username, and press Connect

2. How to specify an API key name in Excel - A web API key can only be specified when a web API key nam...

  Solution: Add ApiKeyName = "ApiKey" as part of the 3 parameter of using OData.Feed

let
    Source = OData.Feed("https://localhost/odata", null, [Implementation="2.0", ApiKeyName = "ApiKey"]),
    Table_table = Source{[Name="Table",Signature="table"]}[Data]
in
    Table_table​

3. A web API key can only be specified when a web API key name is provided

Best Regards

[lbendlin]

Here's the relevant documentation:

Web.Contents - PowerQuery M | Microsoft Docs