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Feb 08, 2023 09:17 AM - edited Feb 10, 2023 12:03 PM
Edit:
This is no longer needed, AirTable has updated the official script with a superior correction.
https://support.airtable.com/docs/visualizing-airtable-records-in-microsoft-power-bi-power-query
Original Post:
Here is a version of the M Query code for Power BI/Excel with a small correction that resolves the issue of the query endlessly pulling the first page of results:
let Pagination = List.Skip(List.Generate( () => [Last_Key = "init", Counter=0],
each [Last_Key] <> null,
each [
Last_Key = try if [Counter]<1 then ""
else
[WebCall][Value][offset] otherwise null,
WebCall = try if [Counter]<1
then
Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://api.airtable.com",
[RelativePath="v0/"&BASE_ID&"/"&TABLE_ID&"", Headers=[#"Authorization"="Bearer "&PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN,#"Content-Type"="application/json"]]))
else
Json.Document(Web.Contents("https://api.airtable.com",
[RelativePath="v0/"&BASE_ID&"/"&TABLE_ID&"?offset="&Last_Key&"", Headers=[#"Authorization"="Bearer "&PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN,#"Content-Type"="application/json"]])),
Counter = [Counter]+1
],
each [WebCall]
),1),
#"Converted to Table" = Table.FromList(
Pagination, Splitter.SplitByNothing(), null, null, ExtraValues.Error),
#"Expanded Column1" = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(
#"Converted to Table", "Column1", {"Value"}, {"Column1.Value"}),
#"Expanded Column1.Value" = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(
#"Expanded Column1", "Column1.Value", {"records"}, {"Column1.Value.records"}),
#"Expanded Column1.Value.records" = Table.ExpandListColumn(
#"Expanded Column1.Value", "Column1.Value.records"),
#"Expanded Column1.Value.records1" = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(
#"Expanded Column1.Value.records", "Column1.Value.records",
{"id", "fields", "createdTime"},
{"Column1.Value.records.id", "Column1.Value.records.fields", "Column1.Value.records.createdTime"}),
#"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(
#"Expanded Column1.Value.records1",{{"Column1.Value.records.id", "_airtableRecordId"},
{"Column1.Value.records.createdTime", "_airtableRecordCreatedAt"},
{"Column1.Value.records.fields", "_airtableRecordFields"}}),
#"Reordered Columns" = Table.ReorderColumns(
#"Renamed Columns",
{"_airtableRecordId", "_airtableRecordCreatedAt", "_airtableRecordFields"}),
#"Expanded Record Fields" = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(
#"Reordered Columns", "_airtableRecordFields",
Record.FieldNames(#"Reordered Columns"{0}[_airtableRecordFields]),
Record.FieldNames(#"Reordered Columns"{0}[_airtableRecordFields]))
in
#"Expanded Record Fields"
May 15, 2023 11:33 PM
Trying to pull AirTable data into PowerQuery and Excel. Suggested anonymous connection doesn't work. Getting authentication error. Any idea?
May 15, 2023 11:40 PM
curl "https://api.airtable.com/v0/appMYAPP/tblMYTABLE" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer patMYTOKEN"
{"error":{"type":"AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED","message":"Authentication required"}}