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New API connection
Hi all,
Our Vendor send us an API configuration with ClientId and SecretId.
This is the first time we use PowerBI with an API connection any helps would be appreciated to familiarise with it.
Here some API documentation provided: JobBOSS² API Documentation
Thanks!!!!
okay maybe you will need to pass the token as a function then , try to created the following function and query
open blank query and copy past , name the function as GetTokenNew
() as text => let // ----------------------------- // ECI OAuth Token Request // ----------------------------- client_id = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID", client_secret = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET", token_url = "https://api-user.integrations.ecimanufacturing.com/oauth2/api-user/token", tokenBody = "grant_type=client_credentials" & "&scope=openid" & "&client_id=" & client_id & "&client_secret=" & client_secret, tokenResponse = Json.Document( Web.Contents( token_url, [ Headers = [ #"Content-Type" = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Accept = "application/json" ], Content = Text.ToBinary(tokenBody) ] ) ), // Extract raw token access_token = tokenResponse[access_token], // Return as "Bearer xxxx" BearerToken = "Bearer " & access_token in BearerTokencreate another query and past
let // Call token function BearerToken = GetTokenNew(), api_url = "https://api-jb2.integrations.ecimanufacturing.com/api/v1/job-materials", apiResponse = Json.Document( Web.Contents( api_url, [ Headers = [ Authorization = BearerToken, Accept = "application/json" ] ] ) ), // Convert list/record into table AsList = if apiResponse is list then apiResponse else if apiResponse is record and Record.HasFields(apiResponse, "data") then apiResponse[data] else {}, TableOut = if List.Count(AsList) > 0 then let tbl = Table.FromList(AsList, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error), firstRecord = tbl{0}[Column1], expanded = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(tbl, "Column1", Record.FieldNames(firstRecord)) in expanded else #table({}, {}) in TableOutbut it's better if you change the get-schedule url(in the first working query) and get the job-materials value in one query first , then try above method
Hi Anonymous
Can you try this code and see if it returns a value to pages step ?
let // --------------------------------------------------- // 1. OAuth Token Request (leave your real values) // --------------------------------------------------- client_id = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID", client_secret = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET", token_url = "https://api-user.integrations.ecimanufacturing.com/oauth2/api-user/token", tokenResponse = Json.Document( Web.Contents( token_url, [ Headers = [ #"Content-Type" = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Accept = "application/json" ], Content = Text.ToBinary( "grant_type=client_credentials" & "&scope=openid" & "&client_id=" & client_id & "&client_secret=" & client_secret ) ] ) ), access_token = tokenResponse[access_token], // --------------------------------------------------- // 2. Paging Function // --------------------------------------------------- PageSize = 200, GetPage = (Skip as number) => let url = "https://api-jb2.integrations.ecimanufacturing.com/api/v1/job-materials" & "?take=" & Number.ToText(PageSize) & "&skip=" & Number.ToText(Skip), response = Json.Document( Web.Contents( url, [ Headers = [ Authorization = "Bearer " & access_token, Accept = "application/json" ] ] ) ), // FIXED: correct field is "Data" (case-sensitive) items = if response is list then response else if response is record and Record.HasFields(response, "Data") then response[Data] else {} in items, // --------------------------------------------------- // 3. Generate pages until empty page encountered // --------------------------------------------------- Pages = List.Generate( () => [Skip = 0, Data = GetPage(0)], each List.Count([Data]) > 0, each [Skip = [Skip] + PageSize, Data = GetPage([Skip] )], each [Data] ), AllItems = List.Combine(Pages), // --------------------------------------------------- // 4. Convert to Table and Expand // --------------------------------------------------- Output = if List.Count(AllItems) = 0 then #table({}, {}) else let tbl = Table.FromList(AllItems, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error), firstRecord = tbl{0}[Column1], fieldNames = Record.FieldNames(firstRecord), expanded = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(tbl, "Column1", fieldNames, fieldNames) in expanded in Output
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- amitchandakSuper User
Anonymous , If that require relative path
Pagination for M query- https://medium.com/@marktiedemann/how-to-do-pagination-in-power-query-430460c17c78
How to use a list to call an API -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_RJzoj1cnM
- kushanNaSuper User
Hi Anonymous
Copy and past this code to a blank query and replace your client_id and client_secret and see if it works ?
Edit Credentials > Anonymous > Connect
let // ----------------------------- // 1. OAuth Token Request // ----------------------------- client_id = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID", client_secret = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET", token_url = "https://api-user.integrations.ecimanufacturing.com/oauth2/api-user/token", tokenResponse = Json.Document( Web.Contents( token_url, [ Headers = [ #"Content-Type" = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Accept = "application/json" ], Content = Text.ToBinary( "grant_type=client_credentials" & "&scope=openid" & "&client_id=" & client_id & "&client_secret=" & client_secret ) ] ) ), access_token = tokenResponse[access_token], // ----------------------------- // 2. CALL /get-schedule (NO options) // ----------------------------- api_url = "https://api-jb2.integrations.ecimanufacturing.com/api/v1/eci-aps/get-schedule", apiResponse = Json.Document( Web.Contents( api_url, [ Headers = [ Authorization = "Bearer " & access_token, Accept = "application/json" ] ] ) ), // ----------------------------- // 3. Convert JSON → Table // ----------------------------- AsList = if apiResponse is list then apiResponse else if apiResponse is record and Record.HasFields(apiResponse, "data") then apiResponse[data] else {}, TableOut = if List.Count(AsList) > 0 then let tbl = Table.FromList(AsList, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error), expanded = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(tbl, "Column1", Record.FieldNames(tbl{0}[Column1])) in expanded else #table({}, {}) in TableOut- AnonymousNot applicable
Hi kushanNa
Thanks, you code works great for schedule but unfortunately we don't use schedule and it's empty so I cannot really see any data. I'm interested to check 2 things:
1. It's possible to detach connections to the import of a table: I would like to have a unique script for connection and then all the other separate scripts using that token.
2. One table I'm sure it's with data is Job Materials. I tried to amend your script but it's not working. Could you please help me to understand what's I'm doing wrong? Job Materials is for sure one table I need to achieve to pull.
Thanks in advance for the help!!!!
- kushanNaSuper User
Hi Anonymous
To answer your second question first:
When you said you tried to amend it, did you simply replace the URL withapi_url = "https://api-jb2.integrations.ecimanufacturing.com/api/v1/job-materials"
If so it should work , what error did you receive when you tried it?For your first question:
Yes, you can pass the token parameter from one query to another, as shown below . However, it is generally better to keep the token generation within the same query unless you have a specific requirement. Even a slight delay between query refreshes can cause issues if the token expires or refreshes out of sync.GetToken query
let client_id = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID", client_secret = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET", token_url = "https://api-user.integrations.ecimanufacturing.com/oauth2/api-user/token", tokenBody = "grant_type=client_credentials" & "&scope=openid" & "&client_id=" & client_id & "&client_secret=" & client_secret, tokenResponse = Json.Document( Web.Contents( token_url, [ Headers = [ #"Content-Type" = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded", Accept = "application/json" ], Content = Text.ToBinary(tokenBody) ] ) ) in tokenResponseJobMaterials query
let // Read token from GetToken query AccessToken = GetToken()[access_token], api_url = "https://api-jb2.integrations.ecimanufacturing.com/api/v1/job-materials", apiResponse = Json.Document( Web.Contents( api_url, [ Headers = [ Authorization = "Bearer " & AccessToken, Accept = "application/json" ] ] ) ), // API usually returns a list of records AsList = if apiResponse is list then apiResponse else if apiResponse is record and Record.HasFields(apiResponse, "data") then apiResponse[data] else {}, TableOut = if List.Count(AsList) > 0 then let tbl = Table.FromList(AsList, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error), firstRecord = tbl{0}[Column1], expanded = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(tbl, "Column1", Record.FieldNames(firstRecord)) in expanded else #table({}, {}) in TableOut