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Push data via API into an existing model

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Greg Galloway on 02 Jan 2015 15:46:09

Without the ability to define my model in Excel or the Power BI designer with relationships and DAX calculations and column properties/formatting, it's going to be very difficult to get my dashboards to work and look as I want. I would like to be able to upload an Excel or Power BI Designer model then use the API to push new data into it real-time. I'd also like to be able to schedule refresh and decide what happens to the API pushed data during scheduled refresh. For example, I may upload a model with 100,000 rows, then use the API to add 5,000 new rows. But during scheduled refresh those 5,000 new rows are also in my SQL source so I want to wipe out the API pushed data upon scheduled refresh.

Administrator on 03 Jan 2015 02:48:05

Hi Greg, this is definitely on our plan thanks. We'll be spending time on building out the APIs over the coming months. Thanks!

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Alex Potter on 05 Jul 2020 22:18:19

RE: Push data via API into an existing model

Any update on this functionality?

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Shankar Puti on 05 Jul 2020 22:01:29

RE: Push data via API into an existing model

Hi Will, Any update on when this functionality will be released?

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Robert Golik ADMIN on 05 Jul 2020 22:01:01

RE: Push data via API into an existing model

Hi, do You have any information when this functionality will be released?

This would really give us a way to use thePowerBI rest api in nontrivial solutions.