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boboost
5 years agoRegular Visitor
Problem when publishing API connection (desktop works fine)
Hi, I setup a connection with an API in Power BI desktop. This works fine, except when I publish it says that my datasource cannot be refreshed because my credentials are not correct. I think it has...
- 5 years ago
Hi thanks, I solved it by clearing the cache in the desktop version, setting the datasource to anonymous en public. I also had to set it to public on the cloud version. then it worked eventually.
boboost
5 years agoRegular Visitor
Hi,
I know, here when i enter the credentials:
this is a test site for my api, see that i need to enter THREE things: username password AND databasename:
In the code I already entered the BASIC Authenication string, (so i don't understand why I even should enter credentials.)
v-janeyg-msft
5 years agoCommunity Support
boboost Is the user name and password you entered from a computer or a database?