How to determine by data from web uses OAuth2 or API key

[BI_Analyticz]

This might be a very silly question. I have connected to a WEB data using Authorization header and Basic xxxxxxxxxx. Is this OAuth2 type authentication or API authentication?

[PhilipTreacy]

Hi @BI_Analyticz 

OAuth authentication isn't supported for refresh in Report Server

Power BI report scheduled refresh in Power BI Report Server - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

But your Basic auth API connection should be fine.

regards

Phil

[PhilipTreacy · Accepted solution]

Hi @BI_Analyticz 

It's not OAuth as that requires that you first get a 'token' (code) before making a connection to the system to retrieve data.

An API is just a programmable means to retrieve data from a system and an API can can require several forms of authentication, it depends on the system.

An OAuth system is an API but so is a system that just requires a simple username/password combination.

These articles should help shed some light on the types of API's and types of authentication

Getting Started with API's in Power Query • My Online Training Hub

Connecting to an OAuth API Like PayPal With Power Query • My Online Training Hub 

Regards

Phil

[BI_Analyticz]

Thanks Phil. I am using Report Server. Once I build the dashboards connecting to data via APIs. Do you know if we have any limitations for scheduling auto refresh for these authentication?

I mean is automatic refresh possible in report server for data comes through API when we use 

Anonymous, Basic, Web API, OAuth authentications? 

[BI_Analyticz]

@PhilipTreacy Kindly help...