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Cannot connect to google accounts through google sheets connector
Hi rmechoor ,
Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community.
Thanks for reporting this, this is a known issue with the Google Sheets connector in power bi desktop. It started appearing from around mid june 2025. Here the sign in process is failing because of the changes in the Google's authentication flow and getting the error.
An official fix has not yet been released but a quick workaround is like, if the report is published to the service, go to the dataset settings and under the Data source credentials, re authenticate the google sheets connection, refresh works here.
And also I recommend submitting your detailed feedback and ideas through Microsoft's official feedback channels. Feedback submitted through these channels is frequently reviewed by the product teams and can contribute to meaningful improvements.
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Thanks and regards,
Anjan Kumar Chippa
Hi Anjan,
I finally fixed the issue by going with the nuclear option. I did a full system reset using the reset windows option. Wiped out all installed programs and settings while keeping my files. This fixed the issue.
Thanks for you rhelp on this!!
Community SupportHi rmechoor ,
Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community.
Thanks for reporting this, this is a known issue with the Google Sheets connector in power bi desktop. It started appearing from around mid june 2025. Here the sign in process is failing because of the changes in the Google's authentication flow and getting the error.
An official fix has not yet been released but a quick workaround is like, if the report is published to the service, go to the dataset settings and under the Data source credentials, re authenticate the google sheets connection, refresh works here.
And also I recommend submitting your detailed feedback and ideas through Microsoft's official feedback channels. Feedback submitted through these channels is frequently reviewed by the product teams and can contribute to meaningful improvements.
Fabric Ideas - Microsoft Fabric Community
Thanks and regards,
Anjan Kumar Chippa
PowerBI desktop version is still not fixed, but I as able to use the published service. Will temporarily ue this for the report. Hope the desktop version is fixed soon.
Thanks for your help!
Hi Anjan,
Do you know if this error was ever fixed? I still ahve the same issue on PowerBI Desktop. Online report is stil updating, but I cannot make any meaningful changes to the report structure without the desktop version.
- v-achippa
Hi rmechoor,
Thank you for checking back. As of now this issue is not fully fixed in power bi desktop. The google sheets connector sign in failure is a known ongoing issue related to google OAuth changes.
Unfortunately, there is no supported workaround and there is no ETA yet, but I recommend keeping power bi desktop up to date and following the fabric ideas or release notes for updates on this connector.
Thanks and regards,
Anjan Kumar Chippa
Thanks for the resonse Anjan, it is very frustrating that an issue like this has not been resolved for such a long time. Makes me question the viability of using PowerBI for anythign serious. I am looking like an idiot over here, struggling to fix my reports half the time.
Interestingle, the gogle sheets connector works fine on my new personal laptop. COnnected to the same sheet with no issues. So this should not be an issue on google account access.
Tried completely wiping and reinstalling PowerBI on my work laptop, and also using an older version. Still no luck.