Join us at FabCon Atlanta from March 16 - 20, 2026, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.
Register now!The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! Get ahead of the game and start preparing now! Learn more
Hello All,
I have seen other examples, but none seems to look mine here, I have the below JSON data, how do I convert it to a table:
{
"meta": {
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/stations.json?_limit=2",
"publisher": "Environment Agency",
"license": "http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
"licenseName": "OGL 3",
"comment": "Test version of hydrology API, alpha",
"version": "0.2.0",
"hasFormat": [
"http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/stations.html?_limit=2",
"http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/stations.csv?_limit=2",
"http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/stations.json?_limit=2",
"http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/stations.ttl?_limit=2",
"http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/stations.geojson?_limit=2",
"http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/stations.rdf?_limit=2"
],
"limit": 2
},
"items": [
{
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/stations/951f7162-24d4-45f4-a03e-ee55d3c864c1",
"type": [
{
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/def/core/Station"
},
{
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/reference/def/core/SamplingLocation"
}
],
"label": "Ponsanooth",
"notation": "951f7162-24d4-45f4-a03e-ee55d3c864c1",
"easting": 176228,
"northing": 37642,
"lat": 50.196411,
"long": -5.136703,
"riverName": "River Kennall",
"stationReference": "48183",
"wiskiID": "SW73F053",
"RLOIid": "3385",
"nrfaStationID": "48007",
"nrfaStationURL": "https://nrfa.ceh.ac.uk/data/station/info/48007.html",
"stationGuid": "951f7162-24d4-45f4-a03e-ee55d3c864c1",
"measures": [
{
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/measures/951f7162-24d4-45f4-a03e-ee55d3c864c1-flow-m-86400-m3s-qualified",
"label": "Qualified daily mean flow timeseries for SW73F053(Ponsanooth)",
"observedProperty": {
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/reference/def/op/waterFlow",
"label": "Water Flow"
},
"unitName": "m3/s",
"notation": "951f7162-24d4-45f4-a03e-ee55d3c864c1-flow-m-86400-m3s-qualified",
"period": 86400,
"valueStatistic": {
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/reference/def/core/mean",
"label": "mean"
},
"observationType": {
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/reference/def/core/Qualified",
"label": "Qualified"
}
},
{
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/measures/951f7162-24d4-45f4-a03e-ee55d3c864c1-flow--i-15_min-m3_s-measured",
"label": "Measured flow 15 min timeseries for Ponsanooth",
"observedProperty": {
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/reference/def/op/waterFlow",
"label": "Water Flow"
},
"unitName": "m3/s",
"notation": "951f7162-24d4-45f4-a03e-ee55d3c864c1-flow--i-15_min-m3_s-measured",
"period": 900,
"valueStatistic": {
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/reference/def/core/mean",
"label": "mean"
},
"observationType": {
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/reference/def/core/Measured",
"label": "Measured"
}
}
]
},
{
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/stations/d9f8ae6e-a12e-4fbf-972e-21c89e521789",
"type": [
{
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/def/core/Station"
},
{
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/reference/def/core/SamplingLocation"
}
],
"label": "Brent (Monks Park)",
"notation": "d9f8ae6e-a12e-4fbf-972e-21c89e521789",
"easting": 520194,
"northing": 185052,
"lat": 51.551558,
"long": -0.267837,
"riverName": "River Brent",
"stationReference": "3850TH",
"wiskiID": "3850TH",
"nrfaStationID": "39093",
"nrfaStationURL": "https://nrfa.ceh.ac.uk/data/station/info/39093.html",
"stationGuid": "d9f8ae6e-a12e-4fbf-972e-21c89e521789",
"measures": {
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/hydrology/id/measures/d9f8ae6e-a12e-4fbf-972e-21c89e521789-flow-m-86400-m3s-qualified",
"label": "Qualified daily mean flow timeseries for 3850TH(Brent (Monks Park))",
"observedProperty": {
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/reference/def/op/waterFlow",
"label": "Water Flow"
},
"unitName": "m3/s",
"notation": "d9f8ae6e-a12e-4fbf-972e-21c89e521789-flow-m-86400-m3s-qualified",
"period": 86400,
"valueStatistic": {
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/reference/def/core/mean",
"label": "mean"
},
"observationType": {
"@id": "http://environment.data.gov.uk/reference/def/core/Qualified",
"label": "Qualified"
}
}
}
]
}
Currently, it comes out like this in Power BI:
meta : Record
items: List
Sorry, I just don't know how to attach pictures in the post.
Thanks.
Solved! Go to Solution.
Hi @VIC-O
Check this out
https://www.sqlshack.com/importing-data-from-json-files-and-power-bi-rest-apis-into-power-bi/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipI6mrWLQKA
Regards
Amine Jerbi
If I answered your question, please mark this thread as accepted
and you can follow me on
My Website, LinkedIn and Facebook
Hi @VIC-O
Check this out
https://www.sqlshack.com/importing-data-from-json-files-and-power-bi-rest-apis-into-power-bi/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipI6mrWLQKA
Regards
Amine Jerbi
If I answered your question, please mark this thread as accepted
and you can follow me on
My Website, LinkedIn and Facebook
I cant see that bubble to narrow it down in mine.
What Bubble?
Regards
Amine Jerbi
If I answered your question, please mark this thread as accepted
and you can follow me on
My Website, LinkedIn and Facebook
Check out the November 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.
Advance your Data & AI career with 50 days of live learning, contests, hands-on challenges, study groups & certifications and more!
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| 58 | |
| 45 | |
| 42 | |
| 21 | |
| 18 |