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How to connect google sheet to Power BI
2023 update - the method below is no longer required, the native connector to Google Sheets is generally available. This supports Google authentication, so the data no longer needs to be public.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-query/connectors/google-sheets
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The easiest way is to Get Data / From Web, then enter the URL to your google sheet, with "&output=xls" on the end, e.g.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=r1hlZB_n1rpXTij11Kw7lTQ&output=xls
PBI then analyses the resulting Excel file, showing the tabs as tables , which you can edit and manipulate.
Community ChampionHi dosansil and Anonymous:
I made a stupid mistake here, so the solution doesn't work unfortunately: I didn't recognize that the sheet I was referrig to was still published to web. So despite me restricting the access in the "share"-area, there was still the published web-option which accepted my credentials. But the problem here is, that I actually didn't need credentials, as the anonymus connection would have worked as well.
I'm very sorry to have wasted your time here!! (Will edit/delete my orignal post so that others will not get fooled as well)
Helper IHello, ImkeF. Don't worry. You are always helpful and gently. I'm grateful for your try and good assistance. If you discovery a solution, let me know. Thanks!