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NoorAlfar
Helper I
Helper I

JSON in dataflow and power query

Hi,

 

Im using this flow to get data from Freshdesk

NoorAlfar_0-1717615500457.png

 

NoorAlfar_2-1717615529175.png

where the filename is 

concat('DailyUpdates',formatDateTime(utcNow(),'yyyy-MM-dd-HHmm'),'.json')
 
I want to open these files in dataflow in the service and use them in a report but i'm getting errors like 
NoorAlfar_3-1717615588848.png

 

if I open the same folder in power query-desktop, it opens without errors

 

Is there a workaound for this as I noticed that the transform sample file in service is different than the one on the desktop or can I use the api directly to get the data in the serive ?!



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Save these daily snapshots on a suitable storage system (OneDrive for example) and ingest them as is. 

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lbendlin
Super User
Super User

Depends on your archival strategy.  Is the file easily re-fetchable from the API or do you need to preserve snapshots?

I'm pulling data on daily basis only the updated records so I need to save the snapshot.

Save these daily snapshots on a suitable storage system (OneDrive for example) and ingest them as is. 

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