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Ronnie7
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PowerBI REST API error - Need help

Hello, 

 

In effort to automate the creating of data source on a given Gateway, I have started using the PowerBI REST API commands.
I'm currently trying to create a sample data source on a specific gateway ID using the post command from PowerShell.
I went over the documentation and believe i have all the parameters correct. However, when i try to post i get the the following error:
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (Microsoft.Power...werBIRestMethod:InvokePowerBIRestMethod) [Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod], AggregateException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : One or more errors occurred.,Microsoft.PowerBI.Commands.Profile.InvokePowerBIRestMethod

 

Here's my code:
Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -url "https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/gateways/{$gatewayID}/datasources" -Method POST -body $json_body 

$json_body:
PS C:\windows\system32> $json_body
{
"encryptedConnection": "Encrypted",
"connectionDetails": "{\"server\":\"servername\",\"database\":\"dbname\"}",
"datasourceName": "Sample",
"credentialDetails": "{",
"credentialType": "Windows",
"dataSourceType": "SQL Server",
"encryptionAlgorithm": "RSA-OAEP",
"credentials": "domain\\user",
"privacyLevel": "Organizational"
}

$GatewayID is defined. the Get method does work and I can see all of the data source on that Gateway, but the POST just fails.

I have tried so many things and get the same error. 
Any help would be apprieciated!

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Ronnie7
Helper II
Helper II

@v-shex-msft is it possible to get an actual example of how to post a new data source on a specific gatewau besides the info from 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/gateways/createdatasource ?

 

it's unclear which params are requires and how to put them... 

 

 

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