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CMoerchen
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1 year ago
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REST API with User Authentication Connection Issue

Hello! I had been struggling to make a connection with a REST API that also requires user authentication (for reference, Epicor) in Power BI Desktop. I eventually found a messy solution by using a qu...
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    Anonymous
    1 year ago

    Hi CMoerchen,

     

    Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.

     

    Power BI Service requires fixed base URLs when using Anonymous authentication with custom headers. Your current scenario likely uses a dynamic url string, which Power BI blocks in the cloud.

     

    Go to Dataset Settings > Set the credential method to "Anonymous".

    Ensure that BaseUrl is listed as the data source.

     

    If this post helps, then please consider Accepting as solution to help the other members find it more quickly, don't forget to give a "Kudos" – I’d truly appreciate it!


    Regards,
    Vinay Pabbu

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Anonymous
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1 year ago

Hi CMoerchen,

 

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.

 

Power BI Service requires fixed base URLs when using Anonymous authentication with custom headers. Your current scenario likely uses a dynamic url string, which Power BI blocks in the cloud.

 

Go to Dataset Settings > Set the credential method to "Anonymous".

Ensure that BaseUrl is listed as the data source.

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accepting as solution to help the other members find it more quickly, don't forget to give a "Kudos" – I’d truly appreciate it!


Regards,
Vinay Pabbu