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Polly
Helper I
8 years ago
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Using the R script in PowerBI to connect to spotify via Rspotify Package - issue with OAuth

Hey,   I wonder if anyone can help   I am trying to run a function which leverages the RSpotify package. It works with no problems within R studio, however, it seems to have issue authorising whe...
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  • TomMartens's avatar
    TomMartens
    8 years ago

    Hey,

     

    and you should also be aware, that the Power BI Service does not allow to reach out to "foreign" web ressources. So, whatever you do with the Spotify data, the data has to be gathered locally and then published to the Power BI service manually.

     

    There will be no way to configure an automatic refresh that allows running an RScript sourcing  a "foreign" web ressource.

     

    Regards

    Tom

v-jiascu-msft's avatar
v-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
8 years ago

Hi Polly,

 

According to my test, the OAuth2 seems needing user interaction. However, Power BI Desktop will halt the R scripts if interactive calls happen. Please refer to desktop-r-scripts#prepare-an-r-script.

>>>Interactive calls in the R script, such as waiting for user input, halts the script’s execution

 

I wonder if this post could help.

 

Using_the_R_script_in_Power_BI_to_connect_to_spotify_via_Rspotify_Package

 

Best Regards,

Dale

Polly's avatar
Polly
Helper I
8 years ago

Hey Dale,

 

Ah that's what I feared!

 

Thanks for your response I'll read the post post and see if I can get it to work

 

Thanks,

 

Polly

  • TomMartens's avatar
    TomMartens
    Super User
    8 years ago

    Hey,

     

    and you should also be aware, that the Power BI Service does not allow to reach out to "foreign" web ressources. So, whatever you do with the Spotify data, the data has to be gathered locally and then published to the Power BI service manually.

     

    There will be no way to configure an automatic refresh that allows running an RScript sourcing  a "foreign" web ressource.

     

    Regards

    Tom

    • Polly's avatar
      Polly
      Helper I
      8 years ago

      Thanks guys