Credentials

The credentials provided for the dataset are invalid

Error code: creds-invalid

Power BI dataset refresh error — what it means and how to fix it.

What this means

Stored credentials are out of date, or a query mixes cloud OAuth and on-prem sources on the personal gateway.

How to fix it

Edit the data-source credentials with current values.
Split mixed-auth queries into separate sources.
Republish the model.

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Related credentials errors

InvalidConnectionCredentials
AccessUnauthorized
The credential stored in the cloud is missing
Access to the resource is forbidden

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