Using ODBC Drivers with Power BI Online

Using ODBC Drivers with Power BI Online

Power BI Online supports working with ODBC drivers, but to ensure proper functionality—especially for scheduled data refresh—you need to configure the setup correctly.

Make sure the Power BI Data Gateway is installed on the same computer where the ODBC driver and DSN connection are configured.

🔗 Install Power BI Data Gateway (Microsoft documentation)

After installation:

• In Power BI Online, navigate to your dataset settings.

• Select the created gateway.

• Choose your DSN connection to the driver configured in ODBC Administration.

Once everything is properly set up, Power BI Online will be able to update the data via the ODBC driver just like in Power BI Desktop.