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Power Query check validity URL via Web.Contents fails
Hi,
I have a column [URL] with a list of urls. I want to add an extra column that checks whether the URL is valid or not. I know that certain urls return a 400 error, but I can't seem to get an error to point that out.
This is the code I use:
= Table.AddColumn(#"Waarde vervangen", "status", each if [URL] ="" then "" else try Web.Contents([URL],[ManualStatusHandling={400,404}]))
(I tried with and without the option 'ManualStatusHandling', but with the same result.)
Any ideas or other ways to check whether the URL still works?
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That's just half of the code. You now need to actually implement the manualstatushandling.
BUT! You can only do that in custom connectors.
Note
Extensions are able to use the
ManualStatusHandling option with status codes 401 and 403, which is not something that can be done inWeb.Contents calls made outside of a custom data connector (that is, directly from Power Query).Handling status codes with Web.Contents for Power Query connectors - Power Query | Microsoft Learn
