SharePoint data source - authentication method service principal not working

[naelske_cronos]

It seems that the authentication method 'service principal' does not work for the SharePoint datasource in Power BI service -> dataset -> settings - edit credentials. By reading some documentation it seems that the only way to get data from the SharePoint API is via client certificates, maybe why it does not work (anymore) for client secrets. I presume this uses the SharePoint resource 'https://microsoft.sharepoint.com' and not the Graph resource 'https://graph.microsoft.com/' under the hood.

Kind regards

[v-yetao1-msft]

Hi  @naelske_cronos 

I found a document related to connecting to SharePoint using service principal that you can refer to. Hope this will help you.

How to connect SharePoint online using service principal? - Microsoft Q&A

Best Regards,
Community Support Team _ Ailsa Tao

[naelske_cronos]

Hello,

Thank you for the links but I don't see how this helps me with this example with setting the credentials in the Power BI service. The link you showed talks about how to do this with PowerShell and most of blogs are talking about certificates and not client secrets.

Is there a possibility to test this out and tell me what I exactly need to get this working to get this working in Power BI service for SharePoint?

Thanks in advance

Kind regards

[sheepworrier]

Any update on this one please?  I have the same issue

[Mariza]

Did you find a solution to this? I'm having the same issue

[Marizach]

@naelske_cronos Did you happen to get this to work? I'm facing the same issue and wanted to know if those permissions you granted the service principal would be enough.