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

July 28 - August 9 | Final Round of the Power BI Dataviz World Championships. This is your chance. Learn more

Reply
Anonymous
Not applicable

PBI Custom Connector - Update dataset parameter failed

Hi,

 

I have created a Custom PowerBI connector which calls a Rest API with some parameters e.g.

1) URL

2) ObjectId

3) StartDate

4)EndDate

5) EntityIds ( optional)

 

The connector works well on powerBI desktop and also on PowerBI service. But it seems I have to create multiple versions of data sources for the same URL and ObjectId, to cater for users needing to report against different Start and End Dates. 

 

I tried to work around it yt adding startdate and enddate parameters to the datasets and mapping them to the connector parameters in PowerQuery. But  I get "Update Parameter Failed" everytime I change the dataset parameters and click apply . Also there is nothing in the gateway logs.

 

Interestingly, same thing happens when I try to update the optional parameter above i.e. EntityIds.

 

So, my question is is it by design that the data source definittion once created (with all required parameters) cannot be overwritten by dataset parameters or is a limitation of custom connectors at the moment? If so, is there a way around it

 

Cheers,

AK

0 REPLIES 0

Helpful resources

Announcements
Fabric Community Sticker Design Challenge Barcelona Carousel

Fabric Community Sticker Challenge - Barcelona 2026

If you love stickers, then you will definitely want to check out our community sticker challenge, Barcelona edition!

July Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - July 2026

Check out the July 2026 Power BI update to learn about new features.

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.