Credentials
InvalidConnectionCredentials
Power BI dataset refresh error: what it means and how to fix it.
What this means
An OAuth2 token expires roughly 1 hour into a long refresh and the gateway cannot auto-renew it.
How to fix it
- Shorten the refresh to under 1 hour (use incremental refresh).
- Re-enter the OAuth credentials.
- Split large loads so no single refresh runs past the token lifetime.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the "InvalidConnectionCredentials" error mean?
- An OAuth2 token expires roughly 1 hour into a long refresh and the gateway cannot auto-renew it.
- How do I fix it?
- Shorten the refresh to under 1 hour (use incremental refresh). Re-enter the OAuth credentials. Split large loads so no single refresh runs past the token lifetime.
- Where does this Power BI refresh error appear?
- It appears in a Power BI semantic model's refresh history when a scheduled or on-demand refresh fails.
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Catch this automatically
RefreshRadar monitors every Power BI dataset refresh and emails you when one fails, with the likely cause and the fix, so you are not hearing about a broken refresh from your stakeholders first.