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Trying to use the Add Datasource User operation (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/gateways/adddatasourceuser)
I am an owner of the data gateway in question, and I can read the gateway info and datasources fine using the API, but when I try to add a service principal to a datasource I get a 401 error (with no additional detail in the response).
Are there any special permissions required for adding a user to a datasource?
The documentation only mentions users and email enabled security groups. Service principals are not mentioned.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-gateway-data-sources#manage-users
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