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manojprasadk01
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Queries on refresh history between dataflow and symantic model

Hi All,

 

I have set up a Power automate flow to refresh a dataflow and a symantic model. Used in the report to trigger refreshing of the underlying data in the App. The refresh is working fine, but one thing I noticed that the symantic model refresh history shows the refreshes triggered via Power Automate as 'Via Api' :

manojprasadk01_0-1761312320768.png

Whereas for the dataflow (gen 1), it says only 'On demand' 

manojprasadk01_1-1761312415759.png

Is it because dataflow doesn't recognize the power automate trigger as an api call ? 

 

Its just a visual thing, but if it was consistent it would be better.

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vojtechsima
Super User
Super User

Hey, @manojprasadk01 ,
It's just a lazy implementation:
You can see here that Datasets have more variety on how it can be refreshed, therefore they distinguish more stuff:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/datasets/get-refresh-history#refreshtype

vojtechsima_0-1761318107047.png


For dataflows I didn't find the list, so everything is either OnDemand or Scheduled.

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v-ssriganesh
Community Support
Community Support

Hello @manojprasadk01,
Thank you for posting your query in the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum, and thanks to @vojtechsima for sharing valuable insights.

 

Could you please confirm if your query has been resolved by the provided solutions? This would be helpful for other members who may encounter similar issues.

 

Thank you for being part of the Microsoft Fabric Community.

vojtechsima
Super User
Super User

Hey, @manojprasadk01 ,
It's just a lazy implementation:
You can see here that Datasets have more variety on how it can be refreshed, therefore they distinguish more stuff:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/datasets/get-refresh-history#refreshtype

vojtechsima_0-1761318107047.png


For dataflows I didn't find the list, so everything is either OnDemand or Scheduled.

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