Connectivity

Connection denied — Deny Public Network Access (Azure SQL)

Error code: deny-public-network-access

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

What this means

Azure SQL is blocking public-endpoint connections.

How to fix it

Use a private endpoint with a VNet data gateway.
Or allow Selected networks and add the Power BI service-tag IP ranges.

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Related connectivity errors

DM_GWPipeline_Gateway_DataSourceAccessError
DM_GWPipeline_Gateway_MashupDataAccessError
Login timeout expired
The server was not found or was not accessible (SQL error 40)
The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted
The server name doesn't match the SQL Server SSL certificate

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