Re: Restful API to PowerBI

solidsoulja · ‎03-29-2017

Hi,

I am not a developer so I am looking for very basic information on how to connect a rest API to power BI.

I have been given an API key from a company that work with us to provide web tracking information, i want that information to be visible within power BI.

Could someone please guide me through the steps of achieving this? when I enter a URL uinto the web data source and use the key provided, I get "the credentials provided are invalid"

any help would be appreciated.

v-qiuyu-msft · ‎03-30-2017

Hi @solidsoulja,

In order to be able to supply an “Api Key” via the credential UI, the Power Query with Web.Contents() function has to look like this:

Web.Contents(URL, [ApiKeyName="mykey"])

You can take a look at this blog: Working with Web Services in Power Query.

Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu

Community Support Team _ Qiuyun Yu
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solidsoulja · ‎03-29-2017

Hi,

I am not a developer so I am looking for very basic information on how to connect a rest API to power BI.

I have been given an API key from a company that work with us to provide web tracking information, i want that information to be visible within power BI.

Could someone please guide me through the steps of achieving this? when I enter a URL uinto the web data source and use the key provided, I get "the credentials provided are invalid"

any help would be appreciated.