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bcurko
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4 years ago

Connecting DHL API to PowerBI Service for realtime tracking

Hi PowerBi Guru's,    I'm currently building a PBI that receives the tracking information from a Kusto DB but from there I want to connect it to the relevant API to provide an update on where the D...
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lbendlin's avatar
lbendlin
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4 years ago

Does the DHL API come with documentation?

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bcurko
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4 years ago

It does have some documentation but I think I'm operating in over my head here. 

The data is imported from an azure Kusto query which has the tracking numbers with the relevant couriers fedex/DHL.

 

spoke to a friend who told me I'd have to code the api specifically to work with the tracking numbers and this is something I've never touched... 

 

just trying to workout the simplest approach instead of copying and pasting 50+ tracking numbers manually onto the DHL website if that makes sense 

 

cheers 

  • lbendlin's avatar
    lbendlin
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    4 years ago

    Don't attempt to reinvent the wheel. Use their official API.

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      bcurko
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      4 years ago

      Zero intention of changing their API but I've never tried to import an API element into a PowerBi so I wasn't sure it could even be done

       

      does that make sense?