Datasource error (404): Fail to connect sharepoint excel file

[Anonymous]

Below is the screenshot of the datasoruce error. I have checked the URL is valid but fail to connect to the URL powerbi.

[edhans]

Question - why are you using the Web.Contents function vs connecting to SharePoint via SharePoint.Files or SharePoint.Contents?

[Anonymous]

Because I would like to connect a data to a specific excel file in the sharepoint. I have done a research that if we do so, we should get data from Web.

[edhans · Accepted solution]

No. Use the SharePoint connector. I do it all the time. If you are going for one file, connect via SharePoint. Then, once the files are listed, change the SharePoint.Files() function in the formula bar to SharePoint.Contents(). (It is case sensitive)

then drill down to your file. Power query will open it and show you everything in the file, not just one tab. It will also refresh more reliably in the service.