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Hi
I am new for REST API in power BI. my requirement is data come from some API so how to mange API in Power BI and also how to connect with API.Is it possible schedule refresh with API?
Thanks in Advance
Hi @Anonymous,
You can use web data source in Power BI desktop to call rest API of data source. You can take a look at these two samples:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Desktop/cannot-connect-to-API-LiveChat/td-p/572667
https://chris.koester.io/index.php/2015/07/16/get-data-from-twitter-api-with-power-query/
Then you can publish the report to Power BI service, set schedule refresh for the dataset.
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu
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