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Anonymous
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Error when connecting to Sharepoint folder in Get Data in PBI desktop

Hello,

 

I ma trying to connect a Sharepoint subsite in PBI desktop with steps Get Data->Sharepoint folder. I enter the url till subsite.

Then I give proper credentials that has access to this site and when I click on connect I get the below error:

 

Details:"We found an extra character at the end of JSON input"

 

When I try to connect to an excel file (Get Data->Excel) which resides in same subsite, I am able to connect well. No problem here.

But I get error when connecting to Sharepoint Folder.

 

 

Thanks.

 

 

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v-yuta-msft
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@Anonymous ,

 

I could not reporduce this error. Is the sharepoint URL you have input valid? The format should be like below:

https://domain.sharepoint.com/sites/site_name

Please also update power bi desktop to the latest version and check again.

 

Community Support Team _ Jimmy Tao

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

trebgatte
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I created this blog post based on a similar question in the forum. The video shows you the steps to get connected. https://marqueeinsights.com/how-to-merge-multiple-excel-files-with-power-bi/

 

Hope this helps.

--Treb, Power BI MVP

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