Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

July 7 - July 17 | Round 2 of the Power BI Dataviz World Championships. Don't miss your chance! Learn more

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

How to update Azure AD credentials

I have reports configured with Azure Active Directory accounts. When using Power BI desktop, this works fine by selecting the data source and authenticating using option for a Microsoft Account. However, the password of one of those accounts changed, and I am not able to update these, either throug app.powerbi.com or through the REST API. The options on app.powerbi.com are Windows, Basic and OAuth2. These all do not work with the credentials that do work at Power BI desktop.

 

When I look at the API, the options for authentication are

Basic|Windows|Anonymous|OAuth|Key

(from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/gateways/updatedatasource)

 

And all these do not work either. When I use Basic, I get the following error:

 

{
"code": "DM_ErrorDetailNameCode_UnderlyingErrorMessage",
         "detail": {
            "type": 1,
            "value": "Cannot open server \"ireckonu.com\" requested by the login.  The login failed."
}
}

 

 

Does anybody know any way to easily update the credentials without having to open each report manually on Power BI desktop and then republish the report? 

0 REPLIES 0

Helpful resources

Announcements
FabCon and SQLCon Barcelona 2026

FabCon & SQLCon – Barcelona 2026

Join us in Barcelona for FabCon and SQLCon, the Fabric, Power BI, SQL, and AI community event. Save €200 with code FABCMTY200.

60 days of Data Days Carousel

Data Days 2026

Join Fabric Data Days 2026: 60 days of free live/on-demand sessions, challenges, study groups, and certification opportunities.

Power BI DataViz World Championships carousel

Power BI DataViz World Championships - June 2026

A new Power BI DataViz World Championship is coming this June! Don't miss out on submitting your entry.

Top Solution Authors