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timalbers
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2 years ago

Power BI REST API - Auto refresh access token

Hi all, I have built a dataflow which retrieves data from the Power BI REST API. One of its use cases is to get all users who have access to the reports of our organization.    These are the st...
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timalbers
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2 years ago

I remember why I did not pay much attention to custom connectors...
I need a dataflow. Custom connectors can only be used in Desktop, or am I wrong?

  • lbendlin's avatar
    lbendlin
    Super User
    2 years ago

    remember that a gateway is a headless desktop.  Custom connectors work on gateways too, if you install the .mez correctly.  Not sure about dataflows in UI mode but it should work with a blank query and code copy/paste.

    • dbeavon3's avatar
      dbeavon3
      Memorable Member
      1 year ago

      lbendlin 
      Pretty sure that dataflows have never supported custom connectors.  That is sort of a dead end.  

      They added it to several release waves in the past, but never delivered.

       

      Here is the idea
      https://ideas.fabric.microsoft.com/ideas/idea/?ideaid=70ae2adf-2f7f-42e3-9995-2b0f91c975d1

       

      The latest tentative ETA is Q1 2025.  But I have zero confidence they will hit that goal, given the many times they promised this on the release waves in the past.

       

       

      • lbendlin's avatar
        lbendlin
        Super User
        1 year ago

        You are right, I had forgotten about that.  Fingers crossed that they will support AAD auth.