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Anonymous
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Access is Forbidden Web Link

I am trying to bring in a link to an Excel .csv stored in a Sharepoint folder. I go to Get Data-Web then paste the destination link, ending in the file extension ".csv" (removing the ?web=1). But i end up seeing "Unable to connect, We encountered an error while trying to connect. Details: "Access to the resource is forbidden.", giving me the options to Retry, Edit or Cancel. What can i do to resolve this?

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Anonymous
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@v-chenwuz-msft That was not it, it was a permissions issue.

 

@amitchandak Yes, it was a credentials issue. I did not check the Global permissions. I did not sign in through organizational account for the Web.

v-chenwuz-msft
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

You can directly copy the path in the detail of the file on sharepoint.

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For more details you can refer this link.

Use OneDrive for Business links in Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

 

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.

amitchandak
Super User
Super User

@Anonymous , This is because of the URL link or the credentials.  One of these is wrong.

 

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