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Ignacio_Perez
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2 years ago

Issues connecting to my API from the Power BI cloud

The issue we're facing is with the connection to the API once the report is uploaded to the Power BI cloud. We can consume the API data through Power Query while developing the dashboard, and we can manually update the data. However, once it's uploaded, we're unable to connect to the API because we don't have or can't find a way to authenticate the connection by sending the header we use to authenticate in the API.

 

here is how we connect to our api manually

 

here is how we connect in Power Query using power bi desktop

 

and here is the problem we are facing, we dont know how to send a header wile creating a connection

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    2 years ago

    Hi Ignacio_Perez 

     

    Since you have used the API to connect to the data source and gotten the data in Desktop successfully, you don't need additional authentication when you upload the report to Service. You can choose Anonymous mode when you add data source.

     

    Best Regards,
    Community Support Team _Yuliax

     

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

  • Ignacio_Perez's avatar
    Ignacio_Perez
    New Member
    2 years ago

    Hi Anonymous 

    I have tried what tou suggested, also i have assured all my credentials were up to date in the desktop version and updated the report in power bi cloud, but the problem still remains. The test conexions fails

    Thanks for your rapid response,

    regards