This article is part of a step-by-step walkthrough to push data into a dataset.
After you follow Steps 2 to 5 in Push data into a dataset, your complete source code should look like the following.
Push data to dataset code
using System;
using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory;
using System.Net;
using System.IO;
using Newtonsoft.Json;
namespace walkthrough_push_data
{
class Program
{
private static string token = string.Empty;
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Get an authentication access token
token = GetToken();
//Create a dataset in Power BI
CreateDataset();
//Get a dataset to add rows into a Power BI table
string datasetId = GetDataset();
//Add rows to a Power BI table
AddRows(datasetId, "Product");
}
#region Get an authentication access token
private static string GetToken()
{
// TODO: Install-Package Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory -Version 2.21.301221612
// and add using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory
//The client id that Azure AD created when you registered your client app.
string clientID = "{Client_ID}";
//RedirectUri you used when you register your app.
//For a client app, a redirect uri gives Azure AD more details on the application that it will authenticate.
// You can use this redirect uri for your client app
string redirectUri = "https://login.live.com/oauth20_desktop.srf";
//Resource Uri for Power BI API
string resourceUri = "https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api";
//OAuth2 authority Uri
string authorityUri = "https://login.windows.net/common/oauth2/authorize";
//Get access token:
// To call a Power BI REST operation, create an instance of AuthenticationContext and call AcquireToken
// AuthenticationContext is part of the Active Directory Authentication Library NuGet package
// To install the Active Directory Authentication Library NuGet package in Visual Studio,
// run "Install-Package Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory" from the nuget Package Manager Console.
// AcquireToken will acquire an Azure access token
// Call AcquireToken to get an Azure token from Azure Active Directory token issuance endpoint
AuthenticationContext authContext = new AuthenticationContext(authorityUri);
string token = authContext.AcquireToken(resourceUri, clientID, new Uri(redirectUri)).AccessToken;
Console.WriteLine(token);
Console.ReadLine();
return token;
}
#endregion
#region Create a dataset in Power BI
private static void CreateDataset()
{
//TODO: Add using System.Net and using System.IO
string powerBIDatasetsApiUrl = "https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets";
//POST web request to create a dataset.
//To create a Dataset in a group, use the Groups uri: https://api.PowerBI.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/{group_id}/datasets
HttpWebRequest request = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(powerBIDatasetsApiUrl) as System.Net.HttpWebRequest;
request.KeepAlive = true;
request.Method = "POST";
request.ContentLength = 0;
request.ContentType = "application/json";
//Add token to the request header
request.Headers.Add("Authorization", String.Format("Bearer {0}", token));
//Create dataset JSON for POST request
string datasetJson = "{\"name\": \"SalesMarketing\", \"tables\": " +
"[{\"name\": \"Product\", \"columns\": " +
"[{ \"name\": \"ProductID\", \"dataType\": \"Int64\"}, " +
"{ \"name\": \"Name\", \"dataType\": \"string\"}, " +
"{ \"name\": \"Category\", \"dataType\": \"string\"}," +
"{ \"name\": \"IsCompete\", \"dataType\": \"bool\"}," +
"{ \"name\": \"ManufacturedOn\", \"dataType\": \"DateTime\"}" +
"]}]}";
//POST web request
byte[] byteArray = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(datasetJson);
request.ContentLength = byteArray.Length;
//Write JSON byte[] into a Stream
using (Stream writer = request.GetRequestStream())
{
writer.Write(byteArray, 0, byteArray.Length);
var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Dataset {0}", response.StatusCode.ToString()));
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
#endregion
#region Get a dataset to add rows into a Power BI table
private static string GetDataset()
{
string powerBIDatasetsApiUrl = "https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets";
//POST web request to create a dataset.
//To create a Dataset in a group, use the Groups uri: https://api.PowerBI.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/{group_id}/datasets
HttpWebRequest request = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(powerBIDatasetsApiUrl) as System.Net.HttpWebRequest;
request.KeepAlive = true;
request.Method = "GET";
request.ContentLength = 0;
request.ContentType = "application/json";
//Add token to the request header
request.Headers.Add("Authorization", String.Format("Bearer {0}", token));
string datasetId = string.Empty;
//Get HttpWebResponse from GET request
using (HttpWebResponse httpResponse = request.GetResponse() as System.Net.HttpWebResponse)
{
//Get StreamReader that holds the response stream
using (StreamReader reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(httpResponse.GetResponseStream()))
{
string responseContent = reader.ReadToEnd();
//TODO: Install NuGet Newtonsoft.Json package: Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json
//and add using Newtonsoft.Json
var results = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<dynamic>(responseContent);
//Get the first id
datasetId = results["value"][0]["id"];
Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Dataset ID: {0}", datasetId));
Console.ReadLine();
return datasetId;
}
}
}
#endregion
#region Add rows to a Power BI table
private static void AddRows(string datasetId, string tableName)
{
string powerBIApiAddRowsUrl = String.Format("https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets/{0}/tables/{1}/rows", datasetId, tableName);
//POST web request to add rows.
//To add rows to a dataset in a group, use the Groups uri: https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/{group_id}/datasets/{dataset_id}/tables/{table_name}/rows
//Change request method to "POST"
HttpWebRequest request = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(powerBIApiAddRowsUrl) as System.Net.HttpWebRequest;
request.KeepAlive = true;
request.Method = "POST";
request.ContentLength = 0;
request.ContentType = "application/json";
//Add token to the request header
request.Headers.Add("Authorization", String.Format("Bearer {0}", token));
//JSON content for product row
string rowsJson = "{\"rows\":" +
"[{\"ProductID\":1,\"Name\":\"Adjustable Race\",\"Category\":\"Components\",\"IsCompete\":true,\"ManufacturedOn\":\"07/30/2014\"}," +
"{\"ProductID\":2,\"Name\":\"LL Crankarm\",\"Category\":\"Components\",\"IsCompete\":true,\"ManufacturedOn\":\"07/30/2014\"}," +
"{\"ProductID\":3,\"Name\":\"HL Mountain Frame - Silver\",\"Category\":\"Bikes\",\"IsCompete\":true,\"ManufacturedOn\":\"07/30/2014\"}]}";
//POST web request
byte[] byteArray = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(rowsJson);
request.ContentLength = byteArray.Length;
//Write JSON byte[] into a Stream
using (Stream writer = request.GetRequestStream())
{
writer.Write(byteArray, 0, byteArray.Length);
var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
Console.WriteLine("Rows Added");
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
#endregion
}
}
See also
Push data into a Power BI dataset
Walkthrough - Push data into a Power BI dataset
Register an app with Azure AD
Get an authentication access token
Create a dataset in Power BI
Get a dataset to add rows into a Power BI table
Add rows to a Power BI table
Power BI REST API reference
Overview of Power BI REST API
Power BI REST API on APIARY
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