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API Connection Question
I've tried to create a PowerBI connection to the API I was provided by our vendor, but it keeps timing out. Any suggetions on how to achieve an API connection with the details below?
Still an issue with even reporting 1 days worth of data. I spoke with the vendor and we are going to try alternative methods.
Power BI times out likely due to session-based authentication—it doesn’t handle login cookies well.
🔹 Test the API in Postman first to confirm it works.
🔹 Use Power Query’s Web.Contents for more control, but it may still fail without proper session handling.
🔹 Ask the vendor if they can switch to token-based auth or provide a static export endpoint.