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schmotz
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10 years ago

GET tables method is not supported for this dataset - not implemented

I am trying to use the API to query the set of tables associated with a given dataset. This works correctly on the sample dataset and on the dataset I 'created' through the API.   But, it does not...
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wlopezm
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10 years ago

I had a similar issue trying to insert a set of records into a table.The table belongs to a model created either with Excel (using Power Pivot / Power Query) or Power BI Desktop.

 

After a lot of searching and reading I found there is no currently support for some kind of operations regarding datasets and tables created outside the API.

 

I finally found a detailed error description using Apiary (docs.powerbi.apiary.io). It's a great tool to do testing with the API. It shows a detailed error when things go wrong. By using the API through .NET and C#, you can only see transport errors associated with the protocol: Not found, Bad request or "Not implemented".

 

For example, this is error generated by Apiary:

 

{
  "error": {
    "code": "InvalidRequest",
    "message": "Posting rows to this type of dataset is not currently supported. Please create your dataset by posting it through the API following the instructions on http://dev.powerbi.com."
  }
}