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AMD0791
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4 years ago
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Power BI Rest API documentation "Try it" option gone

I have loved the "Try it" button on the Power BI Rest API documentation pages.  It's handy for doing a small tasks quickly without writing authorization calls and getting tokens.  I used it the after...
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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Hi AMD0791 ,

     

    It's a new production Issue added in Power BI Known Issue list.

     

    "Try it" button is missing on every pages in PBI REST API. This is caused due to internal regression. The documentation team is aware of this and working on the fix. No ETA for the fix at this moment.

     

    Workaround:
    User are advised to try the APIs using any external API testing tools. For example : Postman

     

    I will give you feedback as soon as there are any updates.

     

    Best Regards,
    Community Support Team _ Caitlyn

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Anonymous's avatar
Anonymous
Not applicable
4 years ago

Hi AMD0791 ,

 

It's a new production Issue added in Power BI Known Issue list.

 

"Try it" button is missing on every pages in PBI REST API. This is caused due to internal regression. The documentation team is aware of this and working on the fix. No ETA for the fix at this moment.

 

Workaround:
User are advised to try the APIs using any external API testing tools. For example : Postman

 

I will give you feedback as soon as there are any updates.

 

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Caitlyn

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

  • sarava0483's avatar
    sarava0483
    Frequent Visitor
    4 years ago

    Its more than a month Tryit option is disabled in the Documentation. Which is frustrating, the solution which works as expected & now it breaks . And now we are going to get excuses for the workarounds.

    Please let us know if this can be resolved or this option will be disabled going forward

  • KarenL7's avatar
    KarenL7
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    4 years ago

    Hi

     

    Any updates on this?  I do not have access to external API testing tools like Postman.  I have just been building an admin report and testing admin APIs.

     

    Any updates appreciated thanks 

     

    Karen

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      4 years ago

      Hi KarenL7 ,

       

      Unfortunately there is currently no update on this issue, it is still in the process of being fixed and no feedback has been received on when the final fix will be available.

       


      Best Regards,
      Community Support Team _ Caitlyn

    • mariussve1's avatar
      mariussve1
      Icon for Solution Sage rankSolution Sage
      4 years ago

      I know this is not the best solution and I also want the "Try it" button back. Just wanted to ensure you know Postman also is on web, and no client install is necessary. Can run it directly in browser.

       

      On my work Computer Postman is not allowed, but the web version works like a charm.

       

      The whole Power BI REST API library is also available to import into Postman. You can then save all your scripts and use it when necessary.

       

      br

      Marius

      • AMD0791's avatar
        AMD0791
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        4 years ago

        Thank you for the advice on Postman.  Is there a handy way to deal with the authentication piece in postman?  One of the nice things with the "Try it" option is you just logged in and it worked.  Everything I've seen on using the Power BI api in postman involves hard-coding usernames/passwords and copy/pasting expiring keys as part of the query.

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    4 years ago

    This was a super helpful option team 😞 Please do put it back soon.