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Power BI Desktop - Storing credentials


I am fetching POWER BI admin and workspace information using the Power BI Rest API from the power BI Desktop which I plan to publish as a report later. I have written a function in Power Bi query editor to generate an access token which I am calling in my REST API call. All this works fine. But, how can I secure my function to generate access token. Currently, the username and password are being hardcoded in the function.

What is the best practice and how to make this more secure.


Solution

  • I solved a similar problem a while ago and found the best solution to be using this Power BI REST API Connector:

    Article describing the connector: https://www.thepoweruser.com/2021/02/21/power-bi-rest-api-connector/

    Github: https://github.com/migueesc123/PowerBIRESTAPI