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digiroo
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Using a REST API as a data source - Web.Contents Content option connecting anonymously

Hi,

 

I have another post on the community, which has been partially answered, but not resolved.

 

http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Integrations-with-Files-and/M-Query-to-use-POST-method-on-a-Web-API/...

 

I have a Web data source connecting to the Sage One API. Im using a POST method.

 

I have tested the URL, headers, content-type and content on Postman.

 

And they work fine.

 

When trying to connect via Power BI Desktop I get this error:

 

DataSource.Error: Web.Contents with the Content option is only supported when connecting anonymously.
Details:
    DataSourceKind=Web
    DataSourcePath=https://accounting.sageone.co.za/api/1.1.2/AccountBalance/Get

 

This is the code I'm using, I have tried with authorisation in the header and setting it separately in the poppup and data source settings:

 

let
body=
"{
  ""FromDate"": ""2017-01-01"",
  ""ToDate"": ""2018-01-01""
}",
url = "https://accounting.sageone.co.za/api/1.1.2/AccountBalance/Get?ApiKey={GUIDGUID}&CompanyId=123456",

Source = Json.Document(Web.Contents(url, [ Headers = [#"Content-Type"="application/json"], Content = body] ))
in Source

 

I have seen a few posts relating to this error but none with a solution that would work for this scenario.

 

Can you check this isnt a Power BI bug...

 

Thanks

 

Digiroo

 

 

 

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digiroo
Frequent Visitor

Hi This has been resolved.

 

I am setting the Basic Authorisation in the header and setting credentials to Anonymous and it works fine.

 

I think the patch today has fixed 🙂

 

Thanks

 

Digiroo

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digiroo
Frequent Visitor

Hi This has been resolved.

 

I am setting the Basic Authorisation in the header and setting credentials to Anonymous and it works fine.

 

I think the patch today has fixed 🙂

 

Thanks

 

Digiroo

Anonymous
Not applicable

could you please post your code in here?
I am having trouble with anonymous credentials, it seems my header is not correctly pushing username and password values...

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