What counts as a "record" when connecting external data source to Power BI via API?

[kennedy311]

Showing my lack of knowledge on this one...

I am working with a niche CRM vendor to provide a connection from their CRM system to Power BI via their API. However their developer is asking me this:

"How many records will be transferred each month from the CRM to Power BI?"

I have an email back to the developer for more clarity on this, but thought I would ask the community as well: What counts as a "record" in this context? A CRM system holds records of people's contacts...is that the meaning in this case? Or are we using database lingo here and I'm just in over my head?

Any insight here would be much appreciated, even if it's just something like, "only the developer will know for sure."

Thanks as always!

[v-shex-msft · Accepted solution]

HI @kennedy311,

This is hard to describe, I think they should be distinguished by the Datasource connection mode and data store mode. 
If you are trying to get data from a table that does not include any aggregation and dimension filed mappings. The total getting record amount should equal 'table row count' multiplied by 'refresh times'. 

For the detailed trace and analysis, I think using 'query diagnostics' and 'database logs'(session logs and the query the API executed) should be more suitable for your requirement.

Query Diagnostics - Power Query | Microsoft Docs

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng