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TobiasR
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2 years ago

Issue with Custom Connector in Power BI: Unable to Refresh

Hello everyone, I'm facing an issue with Power BI and could use some help. I'm using a custom connector in Power BI, and when I try to refresh for my dataset, I receive the following error ...
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lbendlin
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2 years ago

You need to get that token in code, not via the UI.

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TobiasR
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2 years ago

I spoke with the developer of the custom connector, and it seems that putting the token in the URL is not possible. Is this required to get it to work?

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    lbendlin
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    2 years ago

    That's not what I said. I said you need to acquire the token as part of the Power Query code. You can then present it to the API as part of the payload rather than in the URL

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      TobiasR
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      2 years ago

      Hi,

      I'm not sure I fully understand what you mean. Could you please provide an example? Do you need any additional information from me?

      Thank you!