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Anonymous
5 years agoNot applicable
REST API authentication via post/cookie
Disclaimer: I've never used a REST API as a PowerBI datasource before. My experience is limited to SQL and CSV. I'm a noob. I have a standard JSON-based REST API that I want to use as a datasourc...
Anonymous
5 years agoNot applicable
Thanks very much, v-xulin-mstf, Unfoirtunately, this doesn't cover authentication, but it's an excellent introduction to using a REST API as a datasource. I appreciate that.
v-xulin-mstf
5 years agoCommunity Support
Hi Anonymous ,
You can refer the following posts:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Power-Query/Saving-Cookies-from-POST-Request-to-Rest-API/m-p/957172
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Developer/Failed-to-get-API-authentication-by-Postman/td-p/1855644
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Developer/REST-API-Silent-Authentication-Token/td-p/156004
Hope it helps!😉
Best Regards,
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