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Web.Contents () should support scheduled refresh even with dynamic URL

In order for a Power Query data source to be refreshable via scheduled or on-demand refresh inside the Power BI service, the Web.Contents base URL has to be hardcoded. For example, the following is not allowed: (URL) => Web.Contents(URL) Only the following is allowed: Web.Contents("https://bing.com") (You can pass in dynamic headers or query string parameters.) I propose that you enable Power Query inside the Power BI service to retrieve dynamic base URLs. Please add a setting where I can authorize a particular Power Query data source to grab any URL. This scenario already works inside Power BI Desktop or Excel in that Power Query can retrieve dynamic URLs after the user sets the auth for each dynamic base URL. The current workaround is to pass the URL you want to a hardcoded http://YourSiteHere.com/redirect.aspx?url=http://yourdynamicURL.com But that it not a great workaround.
Status: Completed
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nishalit
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Power Query supports dynamic URL refreshes with the Web.Contents function - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerquery-m/web-contents

fbcideas_migusr
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Status changed to: Completed