Automate Power BI dataset refreshes with history monitoring

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by Robert Breen ✓ · 4,044 views · created 2025-08-13 · Engineering, Multimodal AI

Unknown. This template uses community nodes we can't verify statically. Uses community nodes that can't be verified statically (unverified community packages are off by default in 3.0). Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 3 nodes and runs manually, when you click “Execute workflow”. Along the way it connects Powerbi (community).

How it runs

Trigger: Manually, when you click “Execute workflow”.

Refresh Datasource (Power Bi): refresh (dataset)
Check Refresh History (Power Bi): get refresh history (dataset)

Services it uses

Powerbi (community)

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

We can't fully verify this one: it relies on 1 community package, and n8n 3.0 turns unverified community packages off by default (N8N_UNVERIFIED_PACKAGES_ENABLED=false).

Check that n8n-nodes-powerbi is verified or supports 3.0 (used in Refresh Datasource, Check Refresh History).

Nodes used (2)

Manual Triggern8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger
Power Bin8n-nodes-powerbi.powerBi

From the author

This workflow contains community nodes that are only compatible with the self-hosted version of n8n. This n8n workflow provides automated Power BI dataset refresh capabilities with built-in refresh history monitoring. It triggers a dataset refresh in Power BI…
Excerpt from Robert Breen's description on n8n.io.

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Automate Power BI dataset refreshes with history monitoring

What this workflow does

How it runs

Services it uses

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nodes used (2)

From the author

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