Get Data from web API

[RsimonAlign]

Hi ,

I need to connect to an API and pull data from it.

The API needs few parameters. (UserName,Password,DepartmentName)

I can connect from postman(screenshot attached)

How do i connect to the API from power bi and pass the patrameters(X,Y,Z) to it.

TNX

[v-mengzhu-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @RsimonAlign ,

If you want to get data through API in power bi desktop, may be these link can help you to refer:

powerbi - how to connect my web api wtih Power BI Reports? - Stack Overflow

Web.Contents - PowerQuery M | Microsoft Docs

Chris Webb's BI Blog: Working with Web Services in Power Query Chris Webb's BI Blog (crossjoin.co.uk...

Best regards,

Community Support Team Selina zhu

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[RsimonAlign]

I tried this but i get an Error

DataSource.Error: The underlying connection was closed: Could not establish trust relationship for the SSL/TLS secure chanel.

Details :

https:// MY API URL

[ddpl]

@RsimonAlign ,

Write below M Code in Power Query Advanced Editor...

let

    url = "Your URL",

    body = "{

            ""UserName"":""___"",

            ""Password"":""___"",

            ""DepartmentName"":""___""

            }",  

    Source = Json.Document(

                            Web.Contents(

                                        url,

                                        [Headers = [#"Content-Type"="application/json"],

                                        Content = Text.ToBinary(body)]

                            )

    )

in

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