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Trigger refreshes for datasets using API

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Power BI User on 11 Aug 2015 00:42:25

Instead of refreshing a dataset based on a schedule, I would like to trigger running a refresh on demand. A REST API that I could use to get the history of refreshes, current status of refresh, and start a refresh would be helpful.

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6762e374 e64c-43d9-ad34-a63a62580028 on 05 Jul 2020 22:45:07

RE: Trigger refreshes for datasets using API

I honestly can't believe some kind of conditional refresh doesn't already exist. Who has a data source with a guaranteed "ready" time every day? I don't know anyone who does. Refreshes should be conditional based on when the data is ready, not based on an arbitrary fixed time. Allowing a trigger of a refresh via the API would solve this problem.

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8cb415e0 0fba-4b33-9a0a-e2875c3bb45a on 05 Jul 2020 22:43:42

RE: Trigger refreshes for datasets using API

Can we include it asap.....see the votes

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71463f0a 85b9-4ce0-b031-93ee346bf4e3 on 05 Jul 2020 22:42:08

RE: Trigger refreshes for datasets using API

yes, why wasn't this included in the first place

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f1cb87dd 9073-41e0-b122-bc1f03802dba on 05 Jul 2020 22:40:23

RE: Trigger refreshes for datasets using API

Must have

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5562dc09 9000-4efc-8538-0733485d9521 on 05 Jul 2020 22:39:55

RE: Trigger refreshes for datasets using API

Is there another item like this that is getting MS attention. To me this is a huge miss from enterprise perspective.

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c955fd40 8813-4d73-afbb-114144d8418f on 05 Jul 2020 22:37:27

RE: Trigger refreshes for datasets using API

This would help immensely as we can then trigger a dashboard refresh once all the SQL Server Agent jobs have finished running.

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6a9ddec9 c276-4a14-b78d-24101179d563 on 05 Jul 2020 22:33:04

RE: Trigger refreshes for datasets using API

Must have

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6cee6fcb deb4-4714-becc-b30e13decc44 on 05 Jul 2020 22:26:36

RE: Trigger refreshes for datasets using API

This feature will be a great addition and will help generating real-time reports on data. scheduled refresh (8 times a day) does not give an insight of Data through out the day in real time. Will be a lot more helpful if refreshes can be made via API calls

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102917df 6a55-44ad-b36b-f294673026df on 05 Jul 2020 22:24:57

RE: Trigger refreshes for datasets using API

Would be an excellent feature addition, we end up updating much later than we could because of the inability to link our ETL to the refresh.

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579d6ca8 0dee-4bf8-ac72-8913273d465e on 05 Jul 2020 22:19:46

RE: Trigger refreshes for datasets using API

This feature is a must, as it is important in few of the cases to sequentialize your ETL runs and the power bi dataset refreshment