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PieterS
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5 years ago
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API POST with Bearer Token

Hi All,

 

I am fairly new to PowerBI and trying to connect to an API to load data into my report.  The API documentation requires a POST request for a bearer token which should then be used when calling the data query endpoint.

 

I need some help on the best way to set this up.  

 

I have attached some screenshots to show what is required and would be grateful for any assistance to get this up and running!

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

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    • PieterS's avatar
      PieterS
      Frequent Visitor
      5 years ago

      Thansk for your reply!  I managed to get it to work as follows:

       

      let
      url = "https://data.springboardanalyser.com/token",
      GetJson = Web.Contents(url,
      [
      Headers = [#"Accept"="application/json",
      #"Content-Type"="application/x-www-form-urlencoded;charset=UTF-8"],
      Content = Text.ToBinary("username=MYUSERNAME&password=MYPASWORD&grant_type=password")
      ]
      ),
      FormatAsJson = Json.Document(GetJson),

      // Gets token from the Json response
      AccessToken = FormatAsJson[access_token],
      AccessTokenHeader = "bearer " & AccessToken,
      GetJsonQuery = Web.Contents("https://data.springboardanalyser.com/api/footfalloutput/historic?StartDate=2019-01-01&endDate=2021-12-01",
      [
      Headers = [#"Authorization"=AccessTokenHeader]
      ]
      ),
      FormatAsJsonQuery = Json.Document(GetJsonQuery),
      #"Converted to Table" = Table.FromList(FormatAsJsonQuery, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error)
      in

      • ebonnett's avatar
        ebonnett
        New Member
        2 years ago

        I'm somewhat new to PowerBI (I've been a full stack dev for 25 years). My questions are:
        1) What data source do I select for the report when I have a service that issues a token from the client secret and client id? Web? Because if I select web, it wants the url of the service.

        2) Where does the code listed above go? Do I click the Transform Data and get into the advanced editor?

         

        I guess I'm asking this: From the time you click "File" -> "Blank Report", how do I get to the point where I am writing this code to get the token and then call the api endpoint to get the data? 

         

        Thanks!