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PBE
Helper II
Helper II

Direct Query mySQL

Hi

 

Is it possible to direct query mySQL from Power BI in the same way as you can from MS SQL.

 

Making it possible to have near live data in a report as opposed to only updating when an import happens.

 

Looking at different posts it seems historically it wasn't possible but I can't find a definitive recent answer.

 

PB

 

 

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ajaybabuinturi
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi @PBE,

Wanted to let you know that Power BI does not support DirectQuery mode for MySQL. DirectQuery is only officially supported for a limited set of sources (like SQL Server, Azure SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, etc.).


More info about Direct Query: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-directquery-about?utm_source=chatgpt... 

Thanks,
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lbendlin
Super User
Super User

There are custom connectors that claim to achieve that via  ODBC.

 

Enabling DirectQuery for an ODBC-based Power Query connector - Power Query | Microsoft Learn

ajaybabuinturi
Solution Sage
Solution Sage

Hi @PBE,

Wanted to let you know that Power BI does not support DirectQuery mode for MySQL. DirectQuery is only officially supported for a limited set of sources (like SQL Server, Azure SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, etc.).


More info about Direct Query: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/desktop-directquery-about?utm_source=chatgpt... 

Thanks,
If you found this solution helpful, please consider giving it a Like👍 and marking it as Accepted Solution✔. This helps improve visibility for others who may be encountering/facing same questions/issues.




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