Data Source - Excel on the Web - Stopped Working

[KojoBeef]

Hello!

Withing the past few months my graphs stopped auto-updating and I havn't been able to pin point the issue. My data source is an Excel Online doc provided from a user that was suppose to auto-update on a daily basis, but has stopped working since 1/8/2025.

When I got into my Data source settings I keep getting the following error.

DataSource.Error: Web.Contents failed to get contents from 'https://SHAREPOINTSITE/personal/USERNAME/_api/web/getfilebyserverrelativeurl('/FILEPATH/DOC_NAME.xls...' (404): Not Found

I've tried deleting and re-adding my Global permissions, but the issue is still happening.

Not sure what else to try, any help would be greatly appreciated!
Details:
DataSourceKind=Web
DataSourcePath=https://SHAREPOINTSITE/personal/USERNAME/FILEPATH/DOC_NAME.xlsb.xlsx

[v-sathmakuri]

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[v-sathmakuri]

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[v-sathmakuri]

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[v-sathmakuri · Accepted solution]

Hi @KojoBeef ,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community.

Thank you @lbendlin  for the prompt response.

• Open the Excel file in your browser and confirm it still exists and hasn’t been moved or renamed.
• In Power BI, use Get Data -> Web, and paste the current working URL of the Excel file from your browser.
• Instead of "Web", use Get Data -> SharePoint Folder and enter the site root (e.g., https://yourtenant.sharepoint.com/sites/SITENAME), then filter for your file.
• Go to Data source settings in Power BI and ensure you're signed in with the correct account (usually organizational login).
• If published, check Scheduled Refresh settings and logs for errors.

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting as solution to help the other members find it more quickly, don't forget to give a "Kudos" – I’d truly appreciate it! 

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[KojoBeef]

Thanks! Like the other comment stated I had to end up changing the connector to the Sharepoint Folder. Not sure why the origional connector for Excel stopped working, but this is a work around for now.

Thanks!

[lbendlin]

Use the correct connector. (ie SharePoint Folder)

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