Power BI Online connection with MySQL database, gateway required

Hi Kliment 

Yes the same applies.

Hi Kliment ,

The on-premises data gateway acts as a bridge to provide quick and secure data transfer between on-premises data (data that isn't in the cloud) and several Microsoft cloud services. 

If you want to connect to mysql you need a data gateway even if it's in cloud. The idea of having a source in cloud is not the only reason for avoiding a data gateway. It dependes on the source if Power Bi will be able to read it. And the connection mode has nothing to do with whether you want to use a gateway. For more details ,please kindly refer to:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Mysql-cloud-database-refresh-data/m-p/1457998

Some official documents:

Guidance for deploying a data gateway for Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

On-premises data gateway architecture | Microsoft Docs

Power BI data sources - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

Best Regards,
Eyelyn Qin
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