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s_taylor
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Connect to data source via API

Hello, I'm trying to connect to a data source via a REST API.

 

I'm entering this: https://[[server]]/products/api/ and when prompted enter my key. I keep getting the error "A web API key can only be specified when a web API key name is provided".

 

I'm not sure what key name should be provided, or where.

 

A few posts on here recomment Chris Webb's article, but I don't think I was following it properly.

 

My expectation is that I should be able to connect via the API, and have a list of fields appear by magic - but maybe I'm fundamentally misunderstanding it?

 

Thanks,

Simon

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amitchandak
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@s_taylor , is API key means OAUTH, or a popup, for OAUTH refer https://www.poweredsolutions.co/2017/01/24/connecting-to-apis-with-power-bi-power-query-part-1-of-2/

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