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EwoutVlugNL
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Dynamic Date Range API

Hello, 

 

My API has hardcoded dates in the URL. How could i update this where "todate" is today?

 

= Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://v9.footfallcam.com/FootfallCam/exportData?infoJson={""cat"":""0"",""id"":[""-1"",""30247"",""37499"",""30754"",""32500"",""33899"",""33829""],""data"":[],""fromdate"":""15/02/2024"",""todate"":""20/02/2024"",""period"":""1"",""dateformat"":""dd/MM/yyyy""}&access_token=480030004500680041006C00640055003300420047004E006F004C00640044005A00560043007100580067007000660075006B00490051003200550033005900760052006F0075002F007200770030005A0053002F0079003700590068004200420045003700430071007700…….”))

 

I have tried the following, with the posts on this community:

= Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://v9.footfallcam.com/FootfallCam/exportData?infoJson={""cat"":""0"",""id"":[""-1"",""30247"",""37499"",""30754"",""32500"",""33899"",""33829""],""data"":[],""fromdate"":""01/01/2023"",""todate"":""" & DateTime.ToText(DateTime.LocalNow(), "dd/MM/yyyy") & """,""period"":""1"",""dateformat"":""dd/MM/yyyy""}&access_token=480030004500680041006C00640055003300420047004E006F004C00640044005A00560043007100580067007000660075006B00490051003200550033005900760052006F0075002F007200770030005A0053002F0079003700……"""))

 

However, this wound work because PowerBI gives me an error:
(500): Internal Server Error
Details:
DataSourceKind=Web
DataSourcePath=https://v9.footfallcam.com/FootfallCam/exportData

When changing the date 20/02/2024, to today 22/02/2024, the data will load, however is the an option to automate this? 

I believe there is! Could you help?

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Vijay_A_Verma
Most Valuable Professional
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""" & DateTime.ToText(DateTime.LocalNow(), "dd/MM/yyyy") & """
SHOULD BECOME
"& DateTime.ToText(DateTime.LocalNow(), "dd/MM/yyyy") &"

 

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