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REST API access to READ datasets

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A S on 01 May 2015 13:15:09

Pretty self explanatory - would be great to be able to stream a dataset, or grab a specified number of rows.

This would also require the ability to query the # of rows, size of dataset etc, column types etc.

somewhat related to this feature request: https://support.powerbi.com/forums/265200-power-bi/suggestions/7059563-create-a-part-download-of-datasets

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433e7b82 4606-4ac7-b105-3ac9c11c6a0d on 05 Jul 2020 23:28:37

RE: REST API access to READ datasets

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617b3b01 7151-4e38-a648-db4e8e2b12a8 on 05 Jul 2020 23:28:26

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c6fa6bec 3f77-4aa3-8f7b-917506750e61 on 05 Jul 2020 23:27:45

RE: REST API access to READ datasets

Not sure why you would even build the ability to write rows to a dataset table but not build the ability to read rows from it!?!? Strange. Also there is no ability to get a user's "Favorites" or get access to a users recent reports or get access to the filters that a user has applied to a particular report. I wanted to access a users "Favorite" reports so that I can allow them to click them from our custom app. The data is not available so I thought I would allow users to build their own favorites from my app by sticking their selected values in a dataset table (do not want database attached to this app) and the use that for these records. Not available. It seems like every time I try to build something out using the APIs, I always run into some road block. API is to young for production I am afraid.

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09f5f8fe c2f2-45be-abd1-3e9d85d83fc5 on 05 Jul 2020 23:23:03

RE: REST API access to READ datasets

Gareta summed up the need for this perfectly below. We are doing a lot of transformation of data in Power BI which is then needed for other applications without having to duplicate these transformations again.

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339a274c 7052-4098-a260-4c46b845850f on 05 Jul 2020 23:12:54

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595cb45f 2cae-4a89-83ce-bbecdf57e7f3 on 05 Jul 2020 23:00:02

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We really need this. The company is moving to some cloud products where the only way to get data is via REST APIS. It is increasing my dependency on Development.

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e0acc277 ad2b-4570-bf3a-bf80b972cad9 on 05 Jul 2020 22:50:22

RE: REST API access to READ datasets

when trying to GET Tables of DataSet which created in power API Desktop.
The API return 404 with error: "Dataset {dataset_id} is not Push API dataset."

I have posted this issue which marked as "Delivered"

http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Issues/Can-t-reach-Tables-Columns-Relationships-of-a-DataSet/idc-p/190127#M8804

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6e9c3646 d292-48ac-84fc-04ba89331d3a on 05 Jul 2020 22:49:01

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66795607 b938-421c-81c5-9f28f3ebc017 on 05 Jul 2020 22:42:11

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This is required as we want to pull data from a custom registered client application.