Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Get inspired! Check out the entries from the Power BI DataViz World Championships preliminary rounds and give kudos to your favorites. View the vizzies.

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

Incremental Refresh Issues

Hello

 

I am a pro user pulling together a report which uses the Web connector to link to an API endpoint. This API only retreivies the newest 999 records. 

 

I am wanting to collate the data in a Power BI model - in my mind the simplest way to do it is to have the data retreived from the API appended onto the bottom of a historic data table and remove any duplicated rows (The dataset has a unique reference column so should be easy enough) and then append new data onto this table (which has the historic data and the data from the last refresh). 

 

The challenge I have is that I want all of those steps to happen upon refresh or when the API returns new data (I'll do a daily refresh). 

 

Any thoughts on how this might be achieved? The issue I have with append query is that I need to keep the data from the API before it is refresh as well as the new data from the API call after the refresh. 

 

I have tried configure the Feb 2020 incremental refresh update but I amnot confident it will work with my data sorce being the web connector. 

 

Any help appreciated. 

 

Thanks 

1 REPLY 1
mwegener
Most Valuable Professional
Most Valuable Professional

Hi @Anonymous 

 

look at this concept.

 

https://www.thebiccountant.com/2020/04/13/create-a-load-history-or-stage-in-cds-instead-of-incremental-load-in-power-bi/

 

Did I answer your question?
Please mark my post as solution, this will also help others.
Please give Kudos for support.

Marcus Wegener works as Full Stack Power BI Engineer at BI or DIE.
His mission is clear: "Get the most out of data, with Power BI."
twitter - LinkedIn - YouTube - website - podcast - Power BI Tutorials


Helpful resources

Announcements
Las Vegas 2025

Join us at the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference

March 31 - April 2, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Use code FABINSIDER for a $400 discount!

FebPBI_Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - February 2025

Check out the February 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

March2025 Carousel

Fabric Community Update - March 2025

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric community.

Top Solution Authors