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Advocate IRequest for Box Connector Support in Power BI / Microsoft Fabric
Currently, Power BI offers strong integration with Microsoft cloud storage services such as OneDrive and SharePoint. However, there is no native connector available for Box, which creates a barrier for users and organizations that rely on Box for their daily operations.
Box is a widely adopted cloud storage platform, especially valued for its security and compliance features. It is commonly used in industries such as finance, healthcare, and education. Adding a native Box connector to Power BI would bring several benefits:
- Direct access to files stored in Box (e.g., Excel, CSV) from Power BI
- Automated data refresh and improved workflow efficiency
- Seamless integration with Microsoft Fabric for more flexible data analytics infrastructure
Box provides a well-documented API, so technical implementation should be feasible. I would greatly appreciate it if the Power BI team could consider adding support for Box as a data source.
k_maki Post this as an Idea here: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Ideas/idb-p/fbc_ideas
Or vote for an existing idea if one exists
6 Replies
- Kedar_Pande
Super User
The only current workaround is to use Power Query's Web.Contents function with the Box API to build a custom connector. This requires technical expertise to implement and maintain.
v-menakakotaCommunity Support
Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum.
Hi k_maki ,
I would also take a moment to thank Greg_Deckler , for actively participating in the community forum and for the solutions you’ve been sharing in the community forum. Your contributions make a real difference.Appreciate if you could share the feedback on our Microsoft Fabric Ideas. Which would be open for the user community to upvote & comment on. This allows our product teams to effectively prioritize your request against our existing feature backlog and gives insight into the potential impact of implementing the suggested feature.
Best Regards,
Community Support Team- k_maki
Thank you for the explanation. I understand the workaround using Web.Contents and the Box API, but since it requires technical expertise, I feel it’s quite challenging for general users. I hope for official support, so I will repost this in Fabric Ideas.
- Greg_Deckler
Community Champion
k_maki Post this as an Idea here: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Ideas/idb-p/fbc_ideas
Or vote for an existing idea if one exists
- k_maki
Thank you for pointing that out. I mistakenly posted in the wrong place, so I will repost it in Fabric Ideas and vote for any existing ideas if available. I appreciate your advice.
- k_maki
I’ve reposted this in the correct location. Here is the new link:
Request for Box Connector Support in Power BI / Mi... - Microsoft Fabric CommunityThank you for your guidance—I’ll make sure to post in the right place going forward.
