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ClaraPS33
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Change Data Source Credentials with api Power BI Report Server

Hi,

I am trying to change the credentials of a datasource with the power bi server api but I get the error "(400) Bad Request".

When I make the call to get the details from the datasource, this is the only thing that is returned:
{
Id=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Name=;
Description=;
Path=;
Type=DataSource;
Hidden=False;
Size=0;
ModifiedBy="XXXXXX";
ModifiedDate=2022-07-13T12:17:24.08+02:00;
CreatedBy="XXXXXX";
CreatedDate=2022-07-13T12:16:38.52+02:00;
ParentFolderId=;
IsFavorite=False;
ContentType=;
Content=;
IsEnabled=True;
ConnectionString=dwh_pro;
DataSourceType=;
IsOriginalConnectionStringExpressionBased=False;
IsConnectionStringOverridden=False;
CredentialRetrieval=prompt;
IsReference=False;
DataSourceSubType=DataModel;
Roles=System.Object[];
CredentialsByUser=;
CredentialsInServer=;
DataModelDataSource=
}


About datasource: it is a connection to Oracle with Basic Autehntication (no windows like the others examples): Username and Password.

I detail the script to see if you can help me:

$payload =
@"
{
"Id": "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
"Name": "",
"Description": "",
"Path": "",
"Type": "DataSource",
"Hidden": False,
"Size": 0,
"ModifiedBy": "XXXXXXXX",
"ModifiedDate": "2022-07-13T12:17:24.08+02:00",
"CreatedBy": "XXXXXXXX,
"CreatedDate": "2022-07-13T12:16:38.52+02:00",
"ParentFolderId": "XXXXXXXXXX",
"ContentType": "",
"Content": "",
"IsFavorite": False,
"IsEnabled": true,
"ConnectionString": "dwh_pro",
"DataModelDataSource": {
"AuthType": "Unknown",
"SupportedAuthTypes": [
""
],
"Kind": "Oracle",
"ModelConnectionName": "",
"Secret": "XXXXX",
"Type": "Import",
"Username": "XXXXXX"
},
"DataSourceSubType": "DataModel",
"DataSourceType": "Oracle",
"IsOriginalConnectionStringExpressionBased": False,
"IsConnectionStringOverridden": true,
"CredentialRetrieval": "store",
"CredentialsByUser": {
"DisplayText": "",
"UseAsWindowsCredentials": false
},
"CredentialsInServer": {
"UserName": "XXXXX",
"Password": "XXXXX",
"UseAsWindowsCredentials": false,
"ImpersonateAuthenticatedUser": false
},
"IsReference": false

}
}
"@
$restApiUri = "https://XXXXX" + "/api/v2.0/PowerBIReports(id)/DataSources"
$user = "XXXXX"
$pass= "XXXXXX"
$proxy = "http://XXXXXX"
$proxycred = "XXXXX"
$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString $pass -AsPlainText -Force
$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($user, $secpasswd)
$inicio = (get-date).ToString('f')

Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $restApiUri -Method 'Patch' -Body $payload -ContentType "application/json" -Credential $credential -Proxy $proxy -ProxyCredential $proxycred -UseBasicParsing -Verbose

 

Thanks you very much

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whereismydata
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Anonymous
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Hi @ClaraPS33 ,

 

About datasource: it is a connection to Oracle with Basic Autehntication (no windows like the others examples): Username and Password.

Have you check the password mentioned above?

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Caitlyn

If this post helps then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Hi,

Thansk for your reply.

 

The username and password indicated in CredentialsInServer and in DataModelDataSource are the same. It is the one I use to connect to the Oracle database both from my local and from power bi Report Server.

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