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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"

 

 

 

 

Trying to pull AirTable data into PowerQuery and Excel. Suggested anonymous connection doesn't work. Getting authentication error. Any idea?


curl "https://api.airtable.com/v0/appMYAPP/tblMYTABLE" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer patMYTOKEN"


{"error":{"type":"AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED","message":"Authentication required"}}


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