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PowerUser123
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API Connection - Undefined Varaible: Json

I have the following query that generates a token to be used for an API call, but I'm getting an error message stating: Undefined Variable: json

 

I'm not sure if I'm missing anything or doing anything wrong?

let
    
    api_url = "https://someapi.com/api/",
    token_path = "getAccessToken", 
    Token_Response  = Json.Document(Web.Contents(api_url,
    [ 
      RelativePath = token_path,
      Headers = [#"Content-Type"="application/x-www-form-urlencoded"],
      Content=Text.ToBinary("username=clientid&password=password111")
    ]
    )
    ),
   
    token = Token_Response[token],

    path = "getList",  
    endDate = "2022-04-25 00:00:00",
    startDate= "2022-04-26 00:00:00",

    data1= Json.Document(Web.Contents(api_url,
   [ 
     Headers = [#"Accept"="application/json"],
     RelativePath = path,
     Query = [end_date=endDate, start_date=startDate, api_token=token]
     
   ]
   )
   )
in
     data1
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v-chenwuz-msft
Community Support
Community Support

Hi @PowerUser123 ,

 

Please make sure the token or data1 reponse of web.connect is json type.

 

Best Regards

Community Support Team _ chenwu zhu

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

amirabedhiafi
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https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/Issue-with-getting-data-via-API-with-bearer-token/td-p/1262...

Amira Bedhiafi
Full Stack Business Intelligence Consultant @Capgemini

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