Apr 22, 2025 · An Internet connection. API endpoint URL and any required authentication details. Step 1: Open Excel and Use Power Query to Connect to the API. Open a blank Excel workbook. Go to the Data tab >> from Get & Transform Data >> select From Web. In the Form Web dialog box, you will get two options; Basic Connection:

Jul 20, 2022 · During this video, I will teach you step by step procedure for calling Rest APIs from Power BI. Sometime, Rest APIs in Power BI does not support Refresh when you publish your report in Power BI Service. Make sure, you check if your API supports refresh or not! In this example, I’m going to pass the Username and Password to my API.

May 3, 2021 · In this post we are going to unravel the process of using Power Query to make API requests, but first, two quick disclaimers about using API data in Power BI… Should we import API data into Power Query? YES!

Jul 23, 2020 · Use Power Query to get data from API's. Understand the authentication process and how to construct queries to get the data you want. Sample workbook.

Oct 7, 2020 · In this video I’m going to get you up and running with connecting to data sources using Power Query's API connector. It's surprisingly easy, especially when ...

May 21, 2024 · This lesson converts the OData based connector for the TripPin service (created in the previous lesson) to a connector that resembles something you'd create for any RESTful API. OData is a RESTful API, but one with a fixed set of conventions. The advantage of OData is that it provides a schema, data retrieval protocol, and standard query language.

Nov 9, 2024 · tl;dr API is way how two apps communicate with each other. Using M's Web.Contents(), Json.Document() features, we can utilize this in Power Query, here's how to do it.

Many of these web services provide access through an API (specifically, an API that implements the REST architecture). But how can I call a RESTful API from within Power Query and how can I do that in a way that is robust and re-useable? This …

Apr 25, 2025 · Connect via Power Query: In Power Query, choose Get Data > From Other Sources > From Web. Enter the API endpoint URL. If the API requires authentication, input the credentials or token when prompted.

Jul 14, 2020 · I'd like to suggest you build an ODBC driver for enabling Direct Query on Rest API. The only way that Power BI currently enables Direct Query is using Data Connector SDK provided by Microsoft for Power BI.