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Anonymous
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Refresh Dataset with Dynamic Web Query with API Key and JW-Token in the Power BI Service

Hello,

 

i have the two following tables:

Table1:

 

let
    Source = Json.Document(Web.Contents("http://my.url/", [Headers=[#"x-api-key"="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"], RelativePath="the/restofmyurl"])),
    #"Converted to Table" = Record.ToTable(Source),
    #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Converted to Table",{"Name"})
in
    #"Removed Columns"

 

 

Table2:

 

let
    Source = Json.Document(Web.Contents("http://my.url/", [Headers=[#"x-api-key"="XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX", Authorization="Bearer "&Table.FirstValue(Table1)], RelativePath="another/partoftheurl12345"])),
    #"Converted to Table" = Record.ToTable(Source),
    #"Expanded {0}" = Table.ExpandListColumn(#"Converted to Table", "Value"),
    #"Expanded {0}1" = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(#"Expanded {0}", "Value", {"nummer", "kennzeichen", "anschaffungsdatum", "vorname", "nachname", "einstellungsdatum"}, {"Value.nummer", "Value.kennzeichen", "Value.anschaffungsdatum", "Value.vorname", "Value.nachname", "Value.einstellungsdatum"})
in
    #"Expanded {0}1"

 

 

the first Table is getting an JW-Token and the second Table is using that Token in its query as a dynamic field and an API-Key to get Data. This solution is working fine in Power BI Desktop but when I want to publish it to the service I am having trouble refreshing the data.

 

I tried to connect it by using Authentication Method: Anonymous like in the desktop and I tried to create an on-premise data gateway with a web data source with the same URL used in desktop, both didnt work.

 

Can you help tell me what I need to do in order to get my data to refresh or is my solution not going to work in the service? Thank You

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Anonymous
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The solution is to combine both tables into one query and the Base URL needs to return a HTTP 200 answer without an API Key provided. https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Refreshing-a-web-source-with-an-API-Key-and-a-dynamic/m-p/9...

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Anonymous
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The solution is to combine both tables into one query and the Base URL needs to return a HTTP 200 answer without an API Key provided. https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Refreshing-a-web-source-with-an-API-Key-and-a-dynamic/m-p/9...

v-alq-msft
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Community Support

Hi, @Anonymous 

 

Is there any error message? 

 

Best Regards

Allan

Anonymous
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Hi @v-alq-msft,

 

i am getting following error when i try to connect:

Anmerkung 2020-02-10 101607.png

it dosent matter if i set it to public, organisational or none.

 

I get the same error when i try to configure a on-premises web data gateway.

 

Hi, @Anonymous 

 

You may refer to the following similar case. It may help.

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/PowerBI-Web-Source-Data-Refresh/m-p/607720

 

Best Regards

Allan

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