Sending a POST API request using PowerQuery on Excel/PBI with a request body?

[Anonymous]

I am attempting to send a POST request using an API in PowerQuery on Excel/PBI. The request requires a body, and I've tried a few different ways (see below) but I keep receiving a DataSource.Error: Web.Contents failed to get contents from 'https://myapi.com/data' (400): Bad Request.

My request looks like this:

let
    Source = Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://myapi.com/data", [Headers=[#"X-Impersonate-User"="usr_12345", Authorization="Bearer tok_12345", #"Content-Type"="application/json"], 
    
    Content=Json.FromValue({[start_date="2022-08-01T08:00:00.000Z", end_date="2022-08-10T08:00:00.000Z", space_ids="spc_12345", time_resolution="day"]})


    ]))
in
    Source

I also tried it this way, but ran into the same issue:

let 
    url = "https://myapi.com/data"
    body = "{""start_date"" : ""2022-08-01T08:00:00.000Z"", ""end_date"" : ""2022-08-10T08:00:00.000Z"", ""space_ids"" : ""spc_12345"", ""time_resolution"" : ""day""}",
    Parsed_JSON = Json.Document(body),
    BuildQueryString = Uri.BuildQueryString(Parsed_JSON),
    Source = Json.Document(Web.Contents(url,[Headers=[#"Content-Type"="application/json", #"X-Impersonate-User"="usr_12345", Authorization="Bearer Bearer tok_12345"], Content = Text.ToBinary(BuildQueryString) ] ))
in
    Source

Tried this too... In this last one it says "Please specify how to connect." but does not let me select public even though I hard coded the API Key. 

let
    auth_key = "Bearer MyApiKey",
    url = "https://public-api.mycompany.com/analytics",
    header = [#"X-Impersonate-User"="UserKeyHere", Authorization=auth_key, #"Content-Type"="application/json"],
    content = "{
                ""start_date"":""2022-08-01T08:00:00.000Z"",
                ""end_date"":""2022-08-10T08:00:00.000Z"",
                ""space_ids"":[""12345""],
                ""time_resolution"":""day"",
                }",
    webdata = Web.Contents(url, [Headers=header,Content = Text.ToBinary(content)]),
    response = Json.Document(webdata)
    in
    response

I am able to call the API from Postman with no problems.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

For anyone who it might help, I successfully solved this. Here is my code: 

let
    url = "https://myapi.com/analytics",
    headers = [#"Content-Type"="application/json", #"X-Impersonate-User"=Impersonation_Token, Authorization="Bearer "&API_Key],
    body = "{""start_date"":""" & Start_Date &""",""end_date"":""" &End_Date &""",""time_resolution"":""" & Time_Dimension &"""}",
response = Json.Document(Web.Contents(url,
        [
            Headers = headers,
            Content = Text.ToBinary((body))
        ])),
in

[v-jingzhang]

Hi @Anonymous

Please try below code

let
    url = "https://myapi.com/data",
    headers = [#"Content-Type"="application/json", #"X-Impersonate-User"="usr_12345", Authorization="Bearer xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"],
    body = [
        start_date = "2022-08-01T08:00:00.000Z", 
        end_date = "2022-08-10T08:00:00.000Z",
        space_ids = "spc_12345", 
        time_resolution = "day"
        ],
    response = Json.Document(Web.Contents(url,
        [
            Headers = headers,
            Content = Text.ToBinary(Uri.BuildQueryString(body))
        ]))
in
    response

Then it will pop up "Please specify how to connect." Click "Edit Credentials" and select Anonymous type. 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Jing
If this post helps, please Accept it as Solution to help other members find it.

[Anonymous]

When I try that and click anonymous, I receive this error back from BI. 

[v-jingzhang]

Hi @Anonymous 

Can you please capture screenshots of the POST request settings that is successful in Postman? Remember to remove sensitive data from them. I'd like to see if we have missed some settings in the query.

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Jing

[Anonymous]

Here are some screen-grabs from Postman. 

[v-jingzhang]

Hi @Anonymous 

I made a small modification. Not sure if this works. 

let
    url = "https://myapi.com/data",
    headers = [#"Content-Type"="application/json", #"X-Impersonate-User"="usr_12345", Authorization="Bearer xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"],
    body = [
        start_date = "2022-08-01T08:00:00.000Z", 
        end_date = "2022-08-10T08:00:00.000Z",
        space_ids = {"spc_12345", "spc_1234567"}, 
        time_resolution = "day"
        ],
    response = Json.Document(Web.Contents(url,
        [
            Headers = headers,
            Content = Text.ToBinary(Uri.BuildQueryString(body))
        ]))
in
    response

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Jing

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately got the same "(400): Bad Request" error.