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Hello all,
I'm working with an embedded report using the various REST API's provided by Power BI. Embedding, showing the report, updating, everything works except for deleting the data.
I can delete data when I use the API on the Power BI website (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/pushdatasets/datasets_deleterowsingroup). But whenever I try to call this API from my Postman I get a 401 error. This error is very strange to me as I am capable of using the same bearer token provided by my account + oauth2/token to get all report in a group as well as get an embed token for a report.
Could anyone help me as to why I can't call this delete method in my Postman but I can when using the website mentioned above?
My postma is as follows:
https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/{group-id}/datasets/{dataset-id}/tables/{table-name}/rows
with a header, key = Authorization, value = Bearer ey......
Hi, @justmeakinna
According to your description and the link you posted, it seems like the API you used can only work for push datasets:
You can try to follow this document to delete datasets in group using rest api:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/datasets/deletedatasetingroup
Here are some links related to the problem you encountered, you can also take a look:
https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Developer/401-when-accessing-any-Power-BI-API-endpoints/m-p/335613
Best Regards,
Community Support Team _Robert Qin
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