Data source entity

 

Updated: September 15, 2017

A data source entity is a JSON representation of a registered data source for a gateway in the Power BI service.

application/json

ParameterTypeDescription
idRead-onlyGlobally unique data source identifier
NameRead-onlyFriendly data source name
gatewayIdRead-onlyGlobally unique gateway identifier
datasourceTypeRead-onlyData source type
connectionDetailsRead-onlyConnection details for the data source. This could include the server and database.
credentialTypeRead-onlyType of authentication
encryptedConnectionRead-onlySpecifies whether the connection should be encrypted
privacyLevelRead-onlyData source privacy level
{
    "id": "2d2ba027-7e75-4940-9b2d-25ca2974b57d",
    "datasourceName": "Contoso Data Source",
    "gatewayId": "575effbc-4542-4def-8012-2d2a3a17d211",
    "datasourceType": "SqlServer|AnalysisServices|...",
    "connectionDetails": {"server":"Pbio-PP-WS2016","database":"EGW-Test"},
    "credentialType": "Windows|Basic|...",
}

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