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HugoAvell23
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Datalflow failed to get data from API

I'm having a problem with Dataflow, which doesn't use the correct URL of an API. Dataflow misses some commas in the URL, so it can't import data. The URL I included is correct, otherwise it wouldn't work at first.

 

How can I solve this?

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cpwebb
Microsoft Employee
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Thanks - what do you mean by "sometimes missed" - does this mean it doesn't happen all the time? Can you see a pattern?

Exactly. It doesn't happen all the time. I scheduled, 4 times each day to refresh, but some of refreshs doesn't work.

What is the error message you get when it fails?

cpwebb
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Microsoft Employee

Can you post an example of the correct URL and the M code you're using?

Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://api.xxxxxxx.com/public/xxxxxxxx&$select=ijjj&$expand=ddd($select=oooo,uuuu)"), 65001). The comma, betwen oooo and uuuu, sometimes is missed. I cannot share de exactly url, because it is from the company, but the url follows OData format.

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