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Anonymous
5 years agoNot applicable
Ingest data via a webhook
In order to access automatic reporting from a service we use, I'm required to create a webhook URL, where they will send data to (as opposed to retrieving data from an API). I was wondering if this s...
mahoneypat
5 years agoMicrosoft Employee
Try using the Web connector and pasting your url into the popup box, and see how that works. Do you know what type of authentication your webhook expects?
Pat
Anonymous
5 years agoNot applicable
Thanks mahoneypat. Problem is, I actually need to create the URL in the first place. Is there any way I can do this through Power BI, maybe by creating an application, or do I have to do it another way? If the latter, what's the best method of doing it that is free (coding it using Python for example)? I've seen companies like Hevo that provide the ability to create a webhook URL where data can be sent and stored on their servers but they charge £200 a month, which I'm trying to avoid.