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jayhawk
Advocate I
6 years ago

Connect to API. Bearer Token

Hi I am having a hard time connecting to data via API.  I am attempting pull out data from Samsara, https://www.samsara.com/api#. (the website is public info).  They use something called Bearer Toke...
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jayhawk's avatar
jayhawk
Advocate I
6 years ago

Anonymous Here ya go.  You should be good to go bud.  

Right click on the work List. 

Right click on the work List again. 

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Anonymous
Not applicable
6 years ago

Hey, thank you for helping so quick and also including how to drill down in to the table.

 

I've tried following your screenshots but I'm lost again as it asks me to authenticate again.

Clicking OK brings up this, I've gone for 'Web API' but this may not be right.

I've also tried various iterations of the API Token, taking out the 'samsara_api_' part et., but no luck. I must be doing something else wrong!

  • jayhawk's avatar
    jayhawk
    Advocate I
    6 years ago

    Anonymous ....looks like that's all correct.  Have you tried making a call in Postman yet?  Let me know.  

     

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      6 years ago

      Hi, I'll give Postman a try again today and let you know. 

      • SiddharthJain's avatar
        SiddharthJain
        New Member
        2 years ago

        I have used the same steps but i am unble to proceed anywhere.

        Do i have to setup OAuth 2.0 for this in both samsara and powerbi


    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      6 years ago

      Hi! I'm in! Samsara support just got back to me. The link for us on this side of the pond must be https://api.eu.samsara.com

      Thanks Again for your help.

       

      So, just for the record:

      Then select Anonymous in the next section. 

      • jayhawk's avatar
        jayhawk
        Advocate I
        6 years ago

        Great.  Glad you're rolling.  Good luck,