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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

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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

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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