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Help, please
I have attempted to build a custom connector to handle a connection to a 3rd party API that uses OAuth athentication.
I used Visual Studio 2019 with the Power Query extension and compiled it into a .mez file
I saved the .mez file into documents\Microsoft Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors folder, howver, it does not appear in the Get Data list. Other custom connectors in the folder are visible in the Get Data\All items list
Perhaps the connectors is wrong somehow?
Thank you for responding.
I should have been clearer in my original post, but I have already made that change to the security settings in Power BI Desktop. As I mentioned I can see 3 of 5 custom connectors, but 2 do not appear in the list at all.
Any idea why?
Hi @Anonymous ,
In Power BI, the loading of custom connectors is limited by your choice of security setting. As a general rule, when the security for loading custom connectors is set to 'Recommended', the custom connectors won't load at all, and you have to lower it to make them load.
Custom Data Connector: How to Deploy and Test - Microsoft Power BI Community
Handling Connector Signing - Power Query | Microsoft Learn
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Community Support Team _ chenwu zhu
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