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When using the Web connector in Power BI there are times when you will see this in the Power BI Service.
Power BI wants us to install a gateway to pull data from our computer.
The confusing thing being this is a web connector, so why does it need a gateway?
In the Query Editor click on the Source step of your query and look at the M script.
Power BI is pulling the data through your browser, not directly from the website.
To fix this, change the M from Web.BrowserContents to Web.Contents then repeat for each query as required.
Now this is a true web connection.
Republish the report and now the request for a gateway should be replaced with a Cloud connection.
You can now schedule a refresh without a gateway.
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